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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the waves threaten to do?
(a) Sweep the men out to sea.
(b) Beat the boat into the rocks.
(c) Calm down.
(d) Drown the boat.

2. Who stops the correspondent's watch of the object in Part 6?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The captain.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The cook.

3. What happens when night comes at the end of Part 4?
(a) A wave carries the four men further out to sea and, ultimately, their doom.
(b) Everyone sleeps except the unfortunate one with the oars.
(c) The boat capsizes.
(d) The man on shore gives up on the four men stuck at sea.

4. What do the men do when the right wave finally comes over them in Part 7?
(a) Jump into the cold water.
(b) Row as fast as possible.
(c) Refuse to jump into the water.
(d) Pray that they will be rescued.

5. Who recalls a story he once read in Part 6?
(a) The captain.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The cook.
(d) The correspondent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is on the boat besides the cook, oiler, and captain?

2. What do the men do to gain assistance from the wind in Part 3?

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

4. In Part 4, who tells the men to take the boat back out to sea?

5. Who sees houses and a windmill on shore in Part 7?

(see the answer key)

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