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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man onshore use to wave like a black flag?
(a) His coat.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A black flag.
(d) His arms.

2. What does the captain try to do to their intruders?
(a) Beat them with an oar.
(b) Shoot them.
(c) Capture them.
(d) Shoo them away.

3. How do the men view the intruders?
(a) As potential food.
(b) As disgusting and annoying.
(c) As an ominous omen.
(d) As friends.

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

5. How does the reader now view the recalled story in Part 6?
(a) Nothing.
(b) It reminds him of someone he knew.
(c) As heart-wrenching in its sadness and futility.
(d) He thinks it is funny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in better view towards the end of Part 3?

2. Who confirms seeing the lighthouse?

3. What begins to dart at the men?

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

5. In Part 4, what are the men unaware of?

(see the answer key)

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