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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is rowing when the lighthouse comes into view?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The captain.
(c) The cook.
(d) The oiler.

2. What does the correspondent find in his pocket?
(a) A match.
(b) Food.
(c) A piece of paper.
(d) Four dry cigars.

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

4. What does the correspondent watch for in Part 5?
(a) The blue glint of the shark's fin.
(b) The lighthouse to shine a light on them.
(c) The men on shore to signal them in.
(d) The seagulls to return.

5. Who do the men think would be cruel to allow them to die?
(a) God.
(b) The captain.
(c) Nature.
(d) The men on shore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who thinks nature is indifferent rather than cruel?

2. Since the four men on the boat have now been seen, what do think they think will surely happen very soon?

3. What does the correspondent see when he comes up for air?

4. How does the correspondent show great character in Part 5?

5. What floats by to taunt the men?

(see the answer key)

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