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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who spots a watch fire on the beach in Part 6?
(a) The cook.
(b) The captain.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The correspondent.

2. What does the correspondent keep an eye on in Part 6?
(a) The shark.
(b) The seagulls.
(c) The watch fire on the beach.
(d) The man on shore.

3. What do the men see on shore at the beginning of Part 4?
(a) A man on the shore.
(b) Their families.
(c) A tiny house.
(d) A lighthouse.

4. What do the men wonder about as they head toward shore in Part 4 ?
(a) Who will win the bet about the exact hour that they will reach shore.
(b) Why he has come so close to shore if he is going to be drowned.
(c) Whether they will see their families again.
(d) Why they cannot swim like the fish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can the men do about the shark?

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

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

4. Why do the men need to head for shore in Part 4?

5. In regards to the shark, what does the correspondent think he would not do in different circumstances?

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