4. Near the end of Part 3, how long do the men guess it will now take them to reach shore?
(a) A day.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) A week.
(d) An hour.

5. Who bails water from the boat?
(a) The cook.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The captain.
(d) The oiler.

6. Who is forced into rowing again in Part 3?
(a) The correspondent and the captain.
(b) The oiler and the captain.
(c) The cook and the captain.
(d) The correspondent and the oiler.

7. What determines the gravity of a situation?
(a) The danger.
(b) Perspective and view.
(c) Nature.
(d) The age of the people involved.

8. Who calms the dispute towards the end of Part 1?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The captain.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The cook.

9. Why are the men forced into rowing again in Part 3?
(a) The wind dies down.
(b) The sail breaks.
(c) They never stop rowing.
(d) They are not forced into rowing again.

10. What does the correspondent argue about?
(a) The difference between a life-saving station and a house of refuge.
(b) When they will be rescued.
(c) Whether they will survive.
(d) Who will fix dinner.

11. Where are these four men returning from?
(a) It is not explained.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Italy.

12. What do the correspondent and his rowing partner use to row?
(a) The men share both oars.
(b) Two oars each.
(c) One oar each.
(d) Nothing.

13. What aims at the captain's head?
(a) Seagulls.
(b) Wind.
(c) Seaweed.
(d) Waves.

14. What are the men facing in Part 2?
(a) Being rescued.
(b) A wall of water rushing at them.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Each other.

15. Who is the crew on the tiny boat?
(a) Three bitter enemies.
(b) Three lifelong friends.
(c) Three close brothers.
(d) Three unlikely shipmates.