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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man onshore use to wave like a black flag?

2. What happens when the man onshore runs to a house?

3. Who falls asleep in the soggy boat in Part 6?

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

5. Why do the men have to take the boat back out to sea in Part 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the setting of "The Open Boat" significant? What would change if the story were set in a different location?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the story that the correspondent recalls about the Legionnaire who died in Algiers? How does this contribute to the book as a whole?

Essay Topic 3

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

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