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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 5, who does the correspondent wish would wake up?
(a) The cook.
(b) The captain.
(c) The shark.
(d) One of his friends.

2. Who is injured?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The captain.
(c) The cook.
(d) The correspondent.

3. What does each man finally catch a glimpse of after constructing the sail?
(a) The waves.
(b) Land.
(c) The lighthouse.
(d) The sun.

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

5. What circles the boat?
(a) Vultures.
(b) A shark.
(c) Another boat.
(d) Seagulls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men do to gain assistance from the wind in Part 3?

2. Who stops the correspondent's watch of the object in Part 6?

3. What is the cook doing in Part 5?

4. What floats by to taunt the men?

5. What do all of the men think about in Part 6?

(see the answer key)

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