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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men think is odd in Part 4?
(a) That the winds are calm.
(b) That nature is indifferent.
(c) That the waves are vicious.
(d) That no one sees them.

2. What happens as the men get closer to land?
(a) The men rejoice.
(b) The men get further from land, not closer.
(c) The wind picks up.
(d) The waves capsize the boat.

3. What do the men see on shore at the beginning of Part 4?
(a) A tiny house.
(b) A man on the shore.
(c) A lighthouse.
(d) Their families.

4. Who replaces the correspondent on the rowing seat in Part 6?
(a) The cook.
(b) No one.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The captain.

5. Why do the men need to head for shore in Part 4?
(a) Because it is dinner time and their families have meals prepared for them.
(b) Because soon they will be too exhausted to swim even if they do get close.
(c) Because people are waving to them.
(d) Because the boat is being destroyed by the waves and is going to sink.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What can the men do about the shark?

3. Where are these four men returning from?

4. Who disagrees with the correspondent near the end of Part 1?

5. Who is injured?

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