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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain do in Part 1?
(a) Complain about his injuries.
(b) Row the boat with both oars.
(c) Construct a makeshift sail.
(d) Keep up the direction and moral support.

2. In Part 4, what are the men unaware of?
(a) They are being mocked by nature.
(b) That there is no life-saving station anywhere near where they are.
(c) No one can see them.
(d) The ship has a hole in it.

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

4. What is the boat comparable to in size?
(a) A sofa.
(b) A mountain.
(c) A house.
(d) A bathtub.

5. Why do the men believe no one is coming to rescue them?
(a) Coward or incompetence.
(b) Indifference.
(c) No one cares about them.
(d) No one sees them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes the men feel the way they do about their current situation in Part 2?

3. What does the captain try to do to their intruders?

4. What does the oiler say near the end of Part 1?

5. What idea seems optimistic at best?

(see the answer key)

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