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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is present at the opening of the novel?
(a) Four men inside the boat.
(b) The cook.
(c) The captain.
(d) The correspondent.

2. What does the oiler say near the end of Part 1?
(a) That he would rather be dead than continue this struggle.
(b) That he cannot row any longer.
(c) That it is too early to worry about either a life-saving station or a house of refuge.
(d) That they will soon be rescued.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is trying to figure out what he is doing on the boat?

2. What does the correspondent argue about?

3. What is the boat comparable to in size?

4. Why do the men row?

5. What do the men realize when the water changes from gray to emerald green?

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