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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) The Bahamas.
(d) North America.

2. What does the oiler say near the end of Part 1?
(a) That it is too early to worry about either a life-saving station or a house of refuge.
(b) That they will soon be rescued.
(c) That he would rather be dead than continue this struggle.
(d) That he cannot row any longer.

3. Who rows with the correspondent?
(a) The captain.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The cook.
(d) The correspondent.

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

5. What does the captain try to do to their intruders?
(a) Beat them with an oar.
(b) Capture them.
(c) Shoot them.
(d) Shoo them away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the four men hope to find refuge?

2. Who is forced into rowing again in Part 3?

3. What do the correspondent and his rowing partner use to row?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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