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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the correspondent take turns doing with the oiler in Part 2?
(a) Complaining about their chance of being rescued.
(b) Rowing with both oars.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating dinner.

2. Why is the correspondent unable to see the lighthouse?
(a) He is too busy rowing to turn around and see it.
(b) There is no lighthouse.
(c) He is sleeping.
(d) His eyes are too tired to see so far in the distance.

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

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

5. What curls over the men?
(a) Mountain-sized waves.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The rough wind.
(d) A warm blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men entertain the thought of towards the end of Part 1?

2. Who first spots a lighthouse?

3. Who tries to calm the other men?

4. How did the injured character sustain his injuries?

5. What does the captain try to do to their intruders?

(see the answer key)

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