The Open Boat Review

What was the name of the boat that sank?

• Commander

• Commodore

• Cuba

• Cuttleshark

Where was the house of refuge they were looking for?

• South of Cuba

• North of Mosquito inlet Light

• Mosney lighthouse

Who wrote "The Open Boat"

• Miss Dorgan

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Stephen Crane

• Edith Wharton

What type of animal angers the men?

• Whale

• Dolphin

• Gull

• Blackbird

The men in the boat become angry with the man on shore because the man

• brings people to watch

• waves his coat

• tells them to go north

• ignores them

What does the captain do to help the oiler and the correspondent?

• row the boat

• make a sail

• bail the water

• give orders

What type of boat were they in?

• yacht

• rubber boat

• dinghy

• pontoon

Which word best describes nature in this story?

• careless

• violent

• tranquil

• indifferent

The language that describes the gulls staring with "black bead-like eyes" has the effect of

• suggesting Nature's concern for the men

• expressing a dark, threatening mood

• revealing the birds fear of man

• suggesting a scientific tone

Why does the correspondent have trouble swimming to shore?

• a current has him trapped

• he lacks the strength

• imagines drowning

• focuses on the other men