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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the boat comparable to in size?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A house.
(c) A sofa.
(d) A bathtub.

2. What floats by to taunt the men?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) A message in a bottle.
(c) A jacket.
(d) Seagulls.

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

4. Why do the men row?
(a) For sport.
(b) For exercise.
(c) They do not row.
(d) To save their lives.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the object in Part 2 taunt the men?

2. Who silently marks their adventure as the best experience that he has ever had?

3. Who is on the boat besides the cook, oiler, and captain?

4. What do the men use as a mast?

5. Who tries to calm the other men?

(see the answer key)

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