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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men focus on as they row in Part 1?
(a) Each other.
(b) The fish that may become their dinner.
(c) Only the wave in front of them.
(d) The color of the sky.

2. What is the oiler doing at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Taking a nap.
(b) Constructing a makeshift sail.
(c) Taking his turn with the oars.
(d) Eating dinner.

3. Where are the four men headed?
(a) The Bahamas.
(b) North America.
(c) Europe.
(d) It is not explained.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to calm the other men?

2. What determines the gravity of a situation?

3. What curls over the men?

4. What is being rocked as the novel opens?

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

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