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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since the four men on the boat have now been seen, what do think they think will surely happen very soon?
(a) They will die.
(b) They will have to swim to shore.
(c) Someone will come with a lifeboat.
(d) Someone will swim out to sea to rescue them.

2. Why are the men unable to reach shore safely in Part 4?
(a) They are too far away.
(b) They cannot even see the shore.
(c) The water is too deep.
(d) They can reach shore safely now.

3. In Part 5, why is the correspondent the only one who is scared by the shark?
(a) Because he is the only one in the water.
(b) Because it is a figment of his imagination.
(c) Because he is the only one who is not used to the sea.
(d) Because he is the only one awake.

4. Who hears the sound of the shark's powerful fin?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The cook.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The captain.

5. Who do the men think would be cruel to allow them to die?
(a) The captain.
(b) Nature.
(c) The men on shore.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the four men's only company in Part 5?

2. What did the recalled story mean to the reader at the time he read it?

3. Where did the character in the recalled story die?

4. Who appears to be the main character in "The Open Boat"?

5. What does the correspondent watch for in Part 5?

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