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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wishes for different company near the end of Part 5?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The captain.
(d) The cook.

2. In Part 5, what does the only person who is awake listen to?
(a) The wind blowing through his hair.
(b) The waves slapping against the boat.
(c) The sound of the shark's body bumping into the boat.
(d) The encouraging words of the people on shore.

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

4. When do the men plan to attempt making it to shore in Part 6?
(a) In an hour.
(b) Within a week.
(c) In two days.
(d) In the morning.

5. Who is the four men's only company in Part 5?
(a) The man from shore.
(b) The wind.
(c) The waves.
(d) A shark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who replaces the correspondent on the rowing seat in Part 6?

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

3. Why do the men believe no one is coming to rescue them?

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

5. In Part 6, what is the correspondent told to do?

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