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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 6, what is the correspondent told to do?
(a) Stop looking at the watchfire.
(b) Take the boat a little further out to sea.
(c) Switch positions with the oiler.
(d) Take a nap.

2. In Part 4, what are the men unaware of?
(a) They are being mocked by nature.
(b) No one can see them.
(c) That there is no life-saving station anywhere near where they are.
(d) The ship has a hole in it.

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

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

5. Who appears to be the main character in "The Open Boat"?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The captain.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men think that anyone who has seen them from onshore may believe?

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

3. Whose point of view is the entirety of "The Open Boat" told from?

4. Who recalls a story he once read in Part 6?

5. Who wishes for different company near the end of Part 5?

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