3. What does the correspondent keep an eye on in Part 6?
(a) The seagulls.
(b) The man on shore.
(c) The watch fire on the beach.
(d) The shark.

4. What is the captain doing in Part 5?
(a) Eating
(b) Crying.
(c) Rowing.
(d) Sleeping.

5. What do the men see soon after the man onshore returns from the house?
(a) An omnibus full of people.
(b) The lighthouse shining on them.
(c) Their families waving to them.
(d) A bonfire to light their way.

6. What do the men think is odd in Part 4?
(a) That the winds are calm.
(b) That no one sees them.
(c) That nature is indifferent.
(d) That the waves are vicious.

7. What do the men need both the oiler and correspondent's strength for in Part 6?
(a) Rowing to shore.
(b) Cooking dinner.
(c) Protecting the captain.
(d) Swimming to shore while carrying the cook.

8. What would the correspondent give almost anything for near the end of Part 5?
(a) For the shark to go away.
(b) For his friends to drown.
(c) For a good night's sleep.
(d) For a bite of food.

9. What does the correspondent watch for in Part 5?
(a) The blue glint of the shark's fin.
(b) The men on shore to signal them in.
(c) The seagulls to return.
(d) The lighthouse to shine a light on them.

10. Why do the men need to head for shore in Part 4?
(a) Because the boat is being destroyed by the waves and is going to sink.
(b) Because people are waving to them.
(c) Because it is dinner time and their families have meals prepared for them.
(d) Because soon they will be too exhausted to swim even if they do get close.

11. What does the correspondent do when he is allowed to stop rowing in Part 6?
(a) Swim to shore.
(b) Drop into the soggy boat.
(c) Eat dinner.
(d) He is not allowed to stop rowing.

12. Who died in the story recalled in Part 6?
(a) A mother.
(b) A priest.
(c) A Legionnaire.
(d) A correspondent.

13. What do the men do all afternoon after being deluged in Part 4?
(a) Take turns rowing.
(b) Laugh in the face of adversity.
(c) Yell for help.
(d) Mourn their fates.

14. Why do the men have to take the boat back out to sea in Part 4?
(a) They do not take the boat back out to sea.
(b) They realize they are at the wrong island.
(c) They are suddenly deluged again.
(d) They forgot one of the men at sea.

15. What did the recalled story mean to the reader at the time he read it?
(a) He thought it was funny.
(b) Nothing.
(c) It reminded him of someone he knew.
(d) As heart-wrenching in its sadness and futility.