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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the four men headed?
(a) It is not explained.
(b) Europe.
(c) North America.
(d) The Bahamas.

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

3. Who dampens the others' spirits in Part 3?
(a) The cook.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The captain.
(d) The correspondent.

4. What is being rocked as the novel opens?
(a) The carriage.
(b) The baby.
(c) The large ship.
(d) The tiny boat.

5. Why is it obvious that none of the other life boats have made it back to shore?
(a) The oiler does not make this claims.
(b) Because they have not seen the other life boats.
(c) Because there are no other life boats.
(d) Because no one is out searching for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the men view their current situation in Part 2?

2. What does the captain do in Part 1?

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

4. What makes the men feel the way they do about their current situation in Part 2?

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

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