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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the injured character sustain his injuries?
(a) He fell and hurt himself.
(b) It is not made clear.
(c) He was injured defending the ship.
(d) He was injured by nearly drowning.

2. What is the only thing the men can see at the book's beginning?
(a) The shark circling the boat.
(b) The slate color of the water.
(c) The lighthouse at Mosquito Inlet.
(d) The clouds in the sky.

3. Where do the four men hope to find refuge?
(a) Mosquito Inlet Lighthouse.
(b) Italy.
(c) Bumblebee Cove.
(d) Ireland.

4. Who disagrees with the correspondent near the end of Part 1?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The captain.
(d) The cook.

5. What do the men search the shoreline for?
(a) A life-saving station or a house of refuge.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) Their families, awaiting their return.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men entertain the thought of towards the end of Part 1?

2. What do the waves seem determined to do?

3. What does the correspondent argue about?

4. What do the men learn quickly?

5. Who bails water from the boat?

(see the answer key)

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