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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who orders the sail made again in Part 6?

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

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

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

5. What do the men do since they are unable to reach shore safely in Part 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does the relationship between the four men affect the story's plot?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the motifs in this story and detail its recurrences throughout the story. What does it add to the story? How does it affect the difference characters?

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