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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 waves threaten to do?
(a) Sweep the men out to sea.
(b) Calm down.
(c) Drown the boat.
(d) Beat the boat into the rocks.

2. What does the captain do in Part 1?
(a) Row the boat with both oars.
(b) Complain about his injuries.
(c) Keep up the direction and moral support.
(d) Construct a makeshift sail.

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

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

5. What suggests the men have been on a noteworthy trip?
(a) Their eagerness to reach safety.
(b) Their nice clothes.
(c) The presence of the captain.
(d) The presence of the correspondent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in better view towards the end of Part 3?

2. Who disagrees with the correspondent near the end of Part 1?

3. What idea seems optimistic at best?

4. How did the injured character sustain his injuries?

5. How do the men view the intruders?

(see the answer key)

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