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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the object in Part 2 taunt the men?
(a) By reminding them of their impending deaths.
(b) By reminding them that the shore is far away.
(c) The seaweed does not taunt the men.
(d) By making them hungry.

2. What do the waves threaten to do?
(a) Calm down.
(b) Sweep the men out to sea.
(c) Drown the boat.
(d) Beat the boat into the rocks.

3. Why are the men forced into rowing again in Part 3?
(a) They never stop rowing.
(b) The wind dies down.
(c) The sail breaks.
(d) They are not forced into rowing again.

4. Who first spots a lighthouse?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The captain.
(c) The cook.
(d) The oiler.

5. Why are these four men on the tiny boat?
(a) It is not explained.
(b) They were out fishing and got caught in the storm.
(c) They are returning from an expedition for gold.
(d) Their ship was destroyed by pirates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aims at the captain's head?

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

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

4. How do the men feel when the intruders leave?

5. How long do the oiler and correspondent take turns rowing in Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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