4. What would make the men see their situation as glorious?
(a) Escaping from it.
(b) Absolutely nothing.
(c) They do see it as glorious.
(d) Viewing it from a vantage point.

5. What do the men do to gain assistance from the wind in Part 3?
(a) Hide under the boat.
(b) Row the oars.
(c) Make a sail.
(d) Nothing.

6. What do the men construct in Part 3 that yields immediate results?
(a) The sail.
(b) Yelling for help.
(c) Complaining about their circumstances.
(d) Fishing for dinner.

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

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

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

10. What do the men use as a sail?
(a) A sail.
(b) The captain's overcoat.
(c) A tarp.
(d) A blanket.

11. How do the men view their current situation in Part 2?
(a) As exhilarating.
(b) As glorious.
(c) As boring.
(d) As terrifying.

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

13. Why do the oiler and correspondent sit on the same seat?
(a) To eat dinner.
(b) To talk.
(c) To sleep.
(d) To row.

14. What makes the men feel the way they do about their current situation in Part 2?
(a) The small size of their boat.
(b) The waves.
(c) Being where they are.
(d) The storm.

15. Why are these four men on the tiny boat?
(a) They were out fishing and got caught in the storm.
(b) They are returning from an expedition for gold.
(c) Their ship was destroyed by pirates.
(d) It is not explained.