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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the men forced into rowing again in Part 3?
(a) They never stop rowing.
(b) They are not forced into rowing again.
(c) The wind dies down.
(d) The sail breaks.

2. What do the men think that anyone who has seen them from onshore may believe?
(a) That saving them is hopeless.
(b) That they are simply out for sport.
(c) That they are an illusion.
(d) That they are already dead.

3. Whose point of view is Part 5 of "The Open Boat" told from?
(a) The captain's.
(b) The cook's.
(c) The correspondent's.
(d) The oiler's.

4. Who tries to calm the other men?
(a) The captain.
(b) The cook.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The correspondent.

5. What do the men wonder about as they head out toward deeper water in Part 4?
(a) Why no one has tried to find them.
(b) Why Nature is so cruel.
(c) Why the captain insists upon going out to deeper water.
(d) They do not head out toward deeper water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men have to take the boat back out to sea in Part 4?

2. What do the men construct in Part 3 that yields immediate results?

3. What do the men finally see near the end of Part 4?

4. What is the only thing the men can see at the book's beginning?

5. In Part 4, what are the men unable to believe?

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