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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would make the men see their situation as glorious?
(a) They do see it as glorious.
(b) Viewing it from a vantage point.
(c) Escaping from it.
(d) Absolutely nothing.

2. Who wishes for different company near the end of Part 5?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The captain.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The cook.

3. Who is present at the opening of the novel?
(a) The captain.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) Four men inside the boat.
(d) The cook.

4. What do the men think is odd in Part 4?
(a) That the winds are calm.
(b) That no one sees them.
(c) That the waves are vicious.
(d) That nature is indifferent.

5. Who takes two oars first?
(a) The cook.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The captain.
(d) The oiler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing the men can see at the book's beginning?

2. Whose point of view is Part 5 of "The Open Boat" told from?

3. What does the sun transform the ocean into in Part 2?

4. How did the injured character sustain his injuries?

5. How does the reader now view the recalled story in Part 6?

(see the answer key)

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