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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes the men feel the way they do about their current situation in Part 2?
(a) The storm.
(b) Being where they are.
(c) The small size of their boat.
(d) The waves.

2. Who tries to calm the other men?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The captain.
(c) The cook.
(d) The correspondent.

3. Who rows with the correspondent?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The captain.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The cook.

4. Who bails water from the boat?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The cook.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The captain.

5. What do the correspondent and his rowing partner use to row?
(a) Two oars each.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The men share both oars.
(d) One oar each.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the correspondent argue about?

2. What idea seems optimistic at best?

3. How do the men view the intruders?

4. What does the captain do in Part 1?

5. What does the captain try to do to their intruders?

(see the answer key)

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