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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the four men headed?
(a) Europe.
(b) It is not explained.
(c) North America.
(d) The Bahamas.

2. What makes the men feel the way they do about their current situation in Part 2?
(a) The small size of their boat.
(b) The waves.
(c) Being where they are.
(d) The storm.

3. Who is the only person awake in Part 5?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The cook.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The captain.

4. Who disagrees with the correspondent near the end of Part 1?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The captain.
(d) The cook.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who bails water from the boat?

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

3. Why do the men believe no one is coming to rescue them?

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

5. Why is it obvious that none of the other life boats have made it back to shore?

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