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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 the only person awake in Part 5?
(a) The captain.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The cook.

2. Which character is the first to be rescued by the man from shore?
(a) The cook.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The captain.
(d) The correspondent.

3. Who finds himself stuck in a current and unable to make any progress?
(a) The captain.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The cook.

4. Who holds onto the boat after jumping from it?
(a) The captain.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The cook.
(d) The correspondent.

5. What do the people onshore bring to the beach at the end of Part 7?
(a) Items of rescue and comfort.
(b) A doctor.
(c) The men's families.
(d) There are no people on shore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What idea seems optimistic at best?

2. What does the correspondent curse?

3. What does the correspondent do when he is allowed to stop rowing in Part 6?

4. What does the correspondent find in his pocket?

5. What happens when night comes at the end of Part 4?

(see the answer key)

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