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

2. What do the men learn quickly?
(a) That they are near land.
(b) That they will never reach land.
(c) That with each crashing wave, there is another one right on its wake.
(d) That they cannot construct a sail.

3. What does the oiler say near the end of Part 1?
(a) That they will soon be rescued.
(b) That he would rather be dead than continue this struggle.
(c) That it is too early to worry about either a life-saving station or a house of refuge.
(d) That he cannot row any longer.

4. What is the oiler doing at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Taking his turn with the oars.
(b) Taking a nap.
(c) Constructing a makeshift sail.
(d) Eating dinner.

5. Who takes two oars first?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The cook.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the four men become the most loyal of friends?

2. How did the injured character sustain his injuries?

3. What do the men focus on as they row in Part 1?

4. Near the end of Part 3, how long do the men guess it will now take them to reach shore?

5. What does the sun transform the ocean into in Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the cook doing in Part 1?

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

3. Who is the captain of the boat, and what is his crew comprised of?

4. How does the correspondent show great character in Part 5?

5. What do the oiler and correspondent take turns doing, and how?

6. What are the four men about to do at the beginning of Part 5?

7. What thoughts do the four men keep to themselves?

8. 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?

9. What thoughts do the four men refrain from sharing at the beginning of Part 6?

10. What is the only thing that the correspondent can do in Part 5 while the shark is present?

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