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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What curls over the men?
(a) A warm blanket.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Mountain-sized waves.
(d) The rough wind.

2. In Part 5, who does the correspondent wish would wake up?
(a) The captain.
(b) The shark.
(c) One of his friends.
(d) The cook.

3. Near the end of Part 3, how long do the men guess it will now take them to reach shore?
(a) A day.
(b) A week.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) An hour.

4. Who bails water from the boat?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The captain.
(c) The cook.
(d) The correspondent.

5. What happens when the man onshore runs to a house?
(a) The four men on the boat dive into the sea and swim toward shore.
(b) He never returns.
(c) Another man joins him in waving.
(d) The four men on the boat cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What provides light for the men in Part 5?

2. How did the injured character sustain his injuries?

3. What does the correspondent curse?

4. What is the oiler doing in Part 5?

5. Why do the men need to head for shore in Part 4?

(see the answer key)

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