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

4. Where do the four men hope to find refuge?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Mosquito Inlet Lighthouse.
(c) Bumblebee Cove.
(d) Italy.

5. What does the captain remind the other men?
(a) That they will reach the shore.
(b) That they are going to die.
(c) That they are nearly out of food.
(d) That they must rest.

6. What does the correspondent take turns doing with the oiler in Part 2?
(a) Rowing with both oars.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Complaining about their chance of being rescued.
(d) Eating dinner.

7. What is being rocked as the novel opens?
(a) The tiny boat.
(b) The large ship.
(c) The baby.
(d) The carriage.

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

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

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

11. Who is trying to figure out what he is doing on the boat?
(a) The captain.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The cook.

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

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

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

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.