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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What begins to dart at the men?
(a) Waves.
(b) Wind.
(c) Seaweed.
(d) Seagulls.

2. What aims at the captain's head?
(a) Wind.
(b) Seagulls.
(c) Waves.
(d) Seaweed.

3. Who dampens the others' spirits in Part 3?
(a) The captain.
(b) The cook.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The correspondent.

4. Whose nature is naturally more cynical than the others'?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The cook.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The captain.

5. What is temporarily buoyed by the sight of the lighthouse?
(a) The wind.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The boat.
(d) The men's spirits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are these four men returning from?

2. Why do the oiler and correspondent sit on the same seat?

3. What is the boat comparable to in size?

4. How long has it been since the four men have slept?

5. What do the intruders finally do?

(see the answer key)

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