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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What suggests the men have been on a noteworthy trip?
(a) Their nice clothes.
(b) The presence of the captain.
(c) The presence of the correspondent.
(d) Their eagerness to reach safety.

2. What does the oiler say near the end of Part 1?
(a) That it is too early to worry about either a life-saving station or a house of refuge.
(b) That he cannot row any longer.
(c) That he would rather be dead than continue this struggle.
(d) That they will soon be rescued.

3. Who confirms seeing the lighthouse?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The captain.
(d) The cook.

4. Where are the four men headed?
(a) Europe.
(b) It is not explained.
(c) The Bahamas.
(d) North America.

5. What is in better view towards the end of Part 3?
(a) The lighthouse.
(b) The sun.
(c) Land.
(d) The waves.

6. What do the men entertain the thought of towards the end of Part 1?
(a) That they can construct a sail.
(b) That they are starving.
(c) That they will die soon.
(d) That someone will see them from shore.

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

8. What idea seems optimistic at best?
(a) Meeting their deadline.
(b) Surviving the storm.
(c) Reaching land.
(d) Finding dinner.

9. Who is present at the opening of the novel?
(a) Four men inside the boat.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The captain.
(d) The cook.

10. How did the injured character sustain his injuries?
(a) It is not made clear.
(b) He was injured defending the ship.
(c) He was injured by nearly drowning.
(d) He fell and hurt himself.

11. What do the men realize when the water changes from gray to emerald green?
(a) That the storm has lifted.
(b) That the storm has arrived.
(c) That it must be daylight.
(d) That it is nighttime.

12. Why is it obvious that none of the other life boats have made it back to shore?
(a) Because no one is out searching for them.
(b) The oiler does not make this claims.
(c) Because there are no other life boats.
(d) Because they have not seen the other life boats.

13. Why do the four men become the most loyal of friends?
(a) They do not.
(b) Their current circumstances.
(c) They are very alike.
(d) They have always been loyal friends.

14. What does the captain use to get rid of their intruders?
(a) He cannot get rid of them.
(b) His rifle.
(c) His good arm.
(d) An oar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sun transform the ocean into in Part 2?

2. What happens as the men get closer to land?

3. Why is the correspondent unable to see the lighthouse?

4. What does the correspondent find in his pocket?

5. What is the oiler doing at the beginning of the novel?

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