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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who confirms seeing the lighthouse?
(a) The captain.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The cook.
(d) The oiler.

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

3. How do the men feel when the intruders leave?
(a) Sad.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Angry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the men view their current situation in Part 2?

2. Why are these four men on the tiny boat?

3. What does the oiler say near the end of Part 1?

4. Who calms the dispute towards the end of Part 1?

5. What is the boat comparable to in size?

(see the answer key)

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