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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What provides light for the men in Part 5?
(a) A bonfire on shore.
(b) A candle lit by a match.
(c) There is no light.
(d) The lighthouse.

3. What do the men do since they are unable to reach shore safely in Part 4?
(a) Head out to deeper water.
(b) Head toward shore.
(c) Head toward another island.
(d) Accept their deaths.

4. What does the correspondent curse?
(a) His friends.
(b) Nature.
(c) The wind.
(d) The sea.

5. What does the correspondent take turns doing with the oiler in Part 2?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Rowing with both oars.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Complaining about their chance of being rescued.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 7, what is the only chance of survival available to the men?

2. Who is forced into rowing again in Part 3?

3. Why is the makeshift sail made again in Part 6?

4. Who keeps their thoughts to himself in Part 4?

5. What do the men do all afternoon after being deluged in Part 4?

(see the answer key)

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