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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What would make the men see their situation as glorious?
(a) They do see it as glorious.
(b) Absolutely nothing.
(c) Escaping from it.
(d) Viewing it from a vantage point.

3. Who takes two oars first?
(a) The captain.
(b) The cook.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The correspondent.

4. What does the captain use to get rid of their intruders?
(a) An oar.
(b) He cannot get rid of them.
(c) His rifle.
(d) His good arm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What determines the gravity of a situation?

2. Who disagrees with the correspondent near the end of Part 1?

3. What do the men learn quickly?

4. What is the oiler doing at the beginning of the novel?

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

(see the answer key)

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