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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first spots a lighthouse?
(a) The cook.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The captain.
(d) The correspondent.

2. Why is the correspondent unable to see the lighthouse?
(a) His eyes are too tired to see so far in the distance.
(b) He is too busy rowing to turn around and see it.
(c) There is no lighthouse.
(d) He is sleeping.

3. Why do the four men become the most loyal of friends?
(a) They do not.
(b) They have always been loyal friends.
(c) Their current circumstances.
(d) They are very alike.

4. What do the men construct in Part 3 that yields immediate results?
(a) Fishing for dinner.
(b) Yelling for help.
(c) The sail.
(d) Complaining about their circumstances.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the intruders finally do?

2. Who is rowing when the lighthouse comes into view?

3. What is the oiler doing in Part 5?

4. What do the men realize when the water changes from gray to emerald green?

5. What hope appears in Part 5?

(see the answer key)

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