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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the oiler say near the end of Part 1?
(a) That he would rather be dead than continue this struggle.
(b) That he cannot row any longer.
(c) That they will soon be rescued.
(d) That it is too early to worry about either a life-saving station or a house of refuge.

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

3. Who is the crew on the tiny boat?
(a) Three unlikely shipmates.
(b) Three close brothers.
(c) Three lifelong friends.
(d) Three bitter enemies.

4. Who died in the story recalled in Part 6?
(a) A correspondent.
(b) A Legionnaire.
(c) A priest.
(d) A mother.

5. What is being rocked as the novel opens?
(a) The baby.
(b) The large ship.
(c) The carriage.
(d) The tiny boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the four men headed?

2. Who tries to calm the other men?

3. What do the men do in Part 5?

4. Who hears the sound of the shark's powerful fin?

5. What will the men need in order to reach the shore if the boat overturns?

(see the answer key)

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