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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man onshore use to wave like a black flag?
(a) His arms.
(b) A black flag.
(c) A blanket.
(d) His coat.

2. In Part 4, what are the men unable to believe?
(a) That the sea will take them when they have come so close to shore.
(b) That they will remain friends with one another.
(c) That their boat has not sunk yet.
(d) That they will survive this adventure.

3. What do the men do since they are unable to reach shore safely in Part 4?
(a) Accept their deaths.
(b) Head out to deeper water.
(c) Head toward shore.
(d) Head toward another island.

4. What does the man onshore do?
(a) Dive into the ocean to help the men.
(b) Wave frantically.
(c) Shake his head and walk away.
(d) Point and laugh.

5. 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 it is dinner time and their families have meals prepared for them.
(c) Because people are waving to them.
(d) Because soon they will be too exhausted to swim even if they do get close.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says that they may as well head for shore in Part 4?

2. What provides the only sound in Part 5?

3. Who stops the correspondent's watch of the object in Part 6?

4. Why do the men think it would be cruel if they die?

5. Who is ordered to make the sail again in Part 6?

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