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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men need both the oiler and correspondent's strength for in Part 6?
(a) Protecting the captain.
(b) Rowing to shore.
(c) Cooking dinner.
(d) Swimming to shore while carrying the cook.

2. What do the men search the shoreline for?
(a) A hotel.
(b) Their families, awaiting their return.
(c) A life-saving station or a house of refuge.
(d) A restaurant.

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

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

5. How do the men feel about the results gained from constructing the sail?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Angry.
(c) Pleased.
(d) Disappointed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it been since the four men have slept?

2. What curls over the men?

3. Who uses one oar to paddle and the other as a raft?

4. Who is the only person awake in Part 5?

5. Why do the men have to take the boat back out to sea in Part 4?

(see the answer key)

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