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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men realize when the water changes from gray to emerald green?
(a) That it is nighttime.
(b) That it must be daylight.
(c) That the storm has arrived.
(d) That the storm has lifted.

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

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

4. Why do the oiler and correspondent sit on the same seat?
(a) To row.
(b) To sleep.
(c) To eat dinner.
(d) To talk.

5. Who disagrees with the correspondent near the end of Part 1?
(a) The captain.
(b) The cook.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The oiler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What curls over the men?

2. What begins to dart at the men?

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

4. Who rows with the correspondent?

5. Who takes two oars first?

(see the answer key)

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