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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) The waves.
(c) Being where they are.
(d) The small size of their boat.

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

3. What does the sun transform the ocean into in Part 2?
(a) A spectacular light show.
(b) A nightmarish deathtrap.
(c) A warm bath.
(d) A friendly acquaintance.

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. What is being rocked as the novel opens?
(a) The carriage.
(b) The large ship.
(c) The tiny boat.
(d) The baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is injured?

2. Who loses concept of time?

3. How do the men view the intruders?

4. What do the men focus on as they row in Part 1?

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

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