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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is exhaustion overtaking in Part 3?

2. Who is on the boat besides the cook, oiler, and captain?

3. Near the end of Part 3, how long do the men guess it will now take them to reach shore?

4. What does the sun transform the ocean into in Part 2?

5. What do the men focus on as they row in Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the four men construct a sail, and how?

2. How did the correspondent feel about the recalled story when he read it?

3. What is unknown or unclear about the men's situation?

4. What do the four men see near the end of Part 4?

5. What does the correspondent see in the middle of Part 6, and what does he do as a result?

6. Who is the captain of the boat, and what is his crew comprised of?

7. How is the correspondent different from the other three men?

8. What do the men see as they row for their lives in Part 1?

9. What story does the correspondent recall reading?

10. What does the correspondent see when he resurfaces after jumping from the boat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does nature play in this book? How do the four men view nature? In what ways can Nature be seen as a character in "The Open Boat"?

Essay Topic 2

How is perspective used in Crane's "The Open Boat"?

Essay Topic 3

Which character do you view as the protagonist, and why?

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