The Open Boat

Which of the following quotes from the story best supports the captain's feeling of the situation?

• The injured captain, lying in the bow, was at this time buried in that profound dejection and indifference...

• Although steady, it was deep with mourning and of a quality beyond oration or tears.

• The mind of the master of a vessel is rooted deep in the timbers of her.

• Keep her a little more south, Billie," said he.

What can you tell about the interaction among the four men who are trying to survive the seas?

• They have united to resolve the problem with the sea.

• They have each established their own job to do as they did on the ship.

• They seem to be upset with each other in how they are resolving their problem.

• The captain is leading his team without receiving any input from them.

How does the four men's survival in the dinghy develop in the story?

• By the captain taking charge and demanding his men comply with each task or suffer the

  consequences.

• By creating a chronological order of events in the plot

• By describing how each man worked together to try to make it to shore

• By detailing the harsh movement of the waves on the men's dinghy

What impact does imagery in the sentence below have on the passage's tone?

A seat in this boat was not unlike a seat upon a bucking bronco and by the same token, a bronco

is not much smaller. The craft pranced and reared and plunged like an animal.

• When the boat began to prance, the author displayed a sensitive tone to this part of the story.

• The violent bucking bronco shows a serious tone due to their chaotic situation.

• The bronco's movement displays the sympathetic tone toward the men.

• With a sarcastic tone, the author uses an analogy of a bucking bronco to describe the

  men's feelings.

Regarding the men's encounter with surviving the ocean after a shipwreck, what did

the pace of the sea's movements and the men's action create?

• Mystery

• Tension

• Passion

• Anger

The author Stephen Crane wrote this story after his encounter as a news reporter on

a sinking ship. He and three others tried to survive the open sea after their ship sunk.

Through which character in the story can you see Stephen Crane's point of view?

• The Captain, because as a writer he is taking command of the story.

• The Correspondent, because as a news reporter he represented every man.

• The Oiler, because he was the most experienced man on the ship.

• The Cook, because he was most likely the most intimidated by the sea.

Which statement most accurately compares the description of the sea in the letter to

the sea in Crane's story?

• They both reveal a mystery surrounding the sea that a few discovered.

• They both convey the vastness of the sea as an ongoing entity.

• They both reveal the beauty of the sea as a visual image.

• They both depict the sea as always receiving attention from those near or on the sea.