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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men realize when the water changes from gray to emerald green?
(a) That the storm has lifted.
(b) That it must be daylight.
(c) That the storm has arrived.
(d) That it is nighttime.

2. What aims at the captain's head?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) Wind.
(c) Seagulls.
(d) Waves.

3. What do the men focus on as they row in Part 1?
(a) The color of the sky.
(b) Each other.
(c) Only the wave in front of them.
(d) The fish that may become their dinner.

4. What idea seems optimistic at best?
(a) Finding dinner.
(b) Meeting their deadline.
(c) Surviving the storm.
(d) Reaching land.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose point of view is Part 5 of "The Open Boat" told from?

2. What is temporarily buoyed by the sight of the lighthouse?

3. Who rows with the correspondent?

4. What do the intruders finally do?

5. What does the correspondent curse?

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