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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calms the dispute towards the end of Part 1?
(a) The cook.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The captain.
(d) The oiler.

2. What is the only thing the men can see at the book's beginning?
(a) The lighthouse at Mosquito Inlet.
(b) The shark circling the boat.
(c) The clouds in the sky.
(d) The slate color of the water.

3. What does the correspondent find in his pocket?
(a) A piece of paper.
(b) Food.
(c) A match.
(d) Four dry cigars.

4. What does the correspondent argue about?
(a) When they will be rescued.
(b) Who will fix dinner.
(c) The difference between a life-saving station and a house of refuge.
(d) Whether they will survive.

5. How do the men view the intruders?
(a) As disgusting and annoying.
(b) As an ominous omen.
(c) As friends.
(d) As potential food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does each man finally catch a glimpse of after constructing the sail?

2. What begins to dart at the men?

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

4. What does the captain do in Part 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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