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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the men think that anyone who has seen them from onshore may believe?

3. What provides the only sound in Part 5?

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

5. What provides light for the men in Part 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How does the friendship between the four men affect the story?

Essay Topic 3

What does the ambiguous background information about the four men and their journey add to the plot? How does it hinder the plot?

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