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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would the correspondent give almost anything for near the end of Part 5?
(a) For a good night's sleep.
(b) For his friends to drown.
(c) For a bite of food.
(d) For the shark to go away.

2. Why do the men have to take the boat back out to sea in Part 4?
(a) They forgot one of the men at sea.
(b) They are suddenly deluged again.
(c) They do not take the boat back out to sea.
(d) They realize they are at the wrong island.

3. Why is the correspondent unable to see the lighthouse?
(a) His eyes are too tired to see so far in the distance.
(b) There is no lighthouse.
(c) He is sleeping.
(d) He is too busy rowing to turn around and see it.

4. Where are these four men returning from?
(a) Italy.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Cuba.
(d) It is not explained.

5. Who is trying to figure out what he is doing on the boat?
(a) The cook.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The captain.
(d) The correspondent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the intruders finally do?

2. What do the men look for as they row in Part 4?

3. Why do the four men become the most loyal of friends?

4. In Part 5, why is the correspondent the only one who is scared by the shark?

5. What do the men search the shoreline for?

(see the answer key)

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