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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who spots a watch fire on the beach in Part 6?
(a) The captain.
(b) The cook.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The correspondent.

3. Who stops the correspondent's watch of the object in Part 6?
(a) The cook.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The captain.

4. What provides light for the men in Part 5?
(a) A candle lit by a match.
(b) The lighthouse.
(c) There is no light.
(d) A bonfire on shore.

5. Who replaces the correspondent on the rowing seat in Part 6?
(a) The oiler.
(b) No one.
(c) The cook.
(d) The captain.

6. Whose point of view is the entirety of "The Open Boat" told from?
(a) The captain.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) It alternates between the characters.
(d) The oiler.

7. What do the men see on shore at the beginning of Part 4?
(a) A lighthouse.
(b) A man on the shore.
(c) A tiny house.
(d) Their families.

8. How does the correspondent show great character in Part 5?
(a) He does not show great character in Part 5.
(b) By allowing the captain to eat his portion of their dinner.
(c) By rowing continually.
(d) By letting the others sleep while he faces danger alone.

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

10. What don't the men share with each other in Part 6?
(a) Their longing to return home.
(b) Their food.
(c) Their dire thoughts.
(d) Their fears.

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

12. What provides the only sound in Part 5?
(a) The wind.
(b) The people on shore.
(c) The men snoring.
(d) The water.

13. Why is the makeshift sail made again in Part 6?
(a) The makeshift sail is not made again.
(b) Because the men are bored and need something to do.
(c) So that the oiler and the correspondent can sleep at the same time.
(d) So that the oiler and the captain can sleep at the same time.

14. What do all of the men think about in Part 6?
(a) Home.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Death.
(d) Food.

15. Why do the men think it would be cruel if they die?
(a) Because they have worked so hard to stay alive.
(b) Because they deserve to live.
(c) Because they are good men.
(d) Because they are such good friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hope appears in Part 5?

2. In Part 5, what does the only person who is awake listen to?

3. In Part 5, why is the correspondent the only one who is scared by the shark?

4. What do the men need both the oiler and correspondent's strength for in Part 6?

5. What do the men wonder about as they head toward shore in Part 4 ?

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