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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the sun transform the ocean into in Part 2?
(a) A spectacular light show.
(b) A friendly acquaintance.
(c) A warm bath.
(d) A nightmarish deathtrap.

2. What is the boat comparable to in size?
(a) A bathtub.
(b) A sofa.
(c) A house.
(d) A mountain.

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

4. Who is on the boat besides the cook, oiler, and captain?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The captain.
(c) The cook.
(d) The oiler.

5. Who takes two oars first?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The cook.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The captain.

6. How long do the oiler and correspondent take turns rowing in Part 2?
(a) For three days.
(b) For quite some time.
(c) For over a week.
(d) For nearly a month.

7. Who first spots a lighthouse?
(a) The cook.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The captain.
(d) The correspondent.

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

9. Who loses concept of time?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The four men.
(c) The cook.
(d) The captain.

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

11. Who silently marks their adventure as the best experience that he has ever had?
(a) The cook.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The captain.

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

13. Who tries to calm the other men?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The cook.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The captain.

14. What is temporarily buoyed by the sight of the lighthouse?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The men's spirits.
(c) The wind.
(d) The boat.

15. Who commands the tiny boat?
(a) The captain.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The cook.
(d) The oiler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What determines the gravity of a situation?

2. Where is the lighthouse?

3. Where do the four men hope to find refuge?

4. How long has it been since the four men have slept?

5. What does the captain remind the other men?

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