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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the four men become the most loyal of friends?
(a) They have always been loyal friends.
(b) They are very alike.
(c) Their current circumstances.
(d) They do not.

2. How does the object in Part 2 taunt the men?
(a) By making them hungry.
(b) The seaweed does not taunt the men.
(c) By reminding them of their impending deaths.
(d) By reminding them that the shore is far away.

3. What do the waves seem determined to do?
(a) Drown the dingy.
(b) Escort the men to safety on land.
(c) Sweep the captain out of the boat and into the sea.
(d) The waves do not seem determined.

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

5. What does the correspondent argue about?
(a) Who will fix dinner.
(b) Whether they will survive.
(c) The difference between a life-saving station and a house of refuge.
(d) When they will be rescued.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the oiler and correspondent sit on the same seat?

2. Why is it obvious that none of the other life boats have made it back to shore?

3. Why are the men forced into rowing again in Part 3?

4. What do the men entertain the thought of towards the end of Part 1?

5. What begins to dart at the men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the shark do?

2. How is the correspondent different from the other three men?

3. After the oiler takes the correspondent's place at the oars in Part 6, what does the captain tell the cook to do, and why?

4. When the boat is deluged again, what does the captain tell the others to do, and why?

5. What do the four men see at the beginning of Part 4, and what do they think is odd?

6. What is the result of the four men going without sleep for two days and nights?

7. Why is it important for the oiler and correspondent to retain their strength at the end of Part 6?

8. How did the correspondent feel about the recalled story when he read it?

9. Near the end of Part 5, what does the correspondent want, and why?

10. Describe the scene at the beginning of Part 1.

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