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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who loses concept of time?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The captain.
(c) The four men.
(d) The cook.

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

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

5. Who commands the tiny boat?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The cook.
(c) The captain.
(d) The oiler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What floats by to taunt the men?

2. What do the waves threaten to do?

3. What curls over the men?

4. What aims at the captain's head?

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

(see the answer key)

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