The Open Boat

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 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.

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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.

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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

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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

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Who wrote "The Open Boat"

• Miss Dorgan

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Stephen Crane

• Edith Wharton

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The four characters are the cook, correspondent, captain and the oiler.

• Yes

• No

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An artist will paint the main scene in from “The Open Boat.”  Which colors should the artist choose to best match the mood of this passage?

• red and black

• gray and white

• _blue and green

• brown and blue

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What theme do we see represented in these two parts of the story: 1. when the men see the light tower but can't seem to get closer, and 2. when a man sees them from the shore and just waves because he doesn't realize they're in trouble?

• death comes for everyone

• nature is indifferent (doesn't care either way) about humans

• suffering makes people have more empathy

• we can't control our fate, even when it seems like we can

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How does the author's choice to name only one of the characters contribute to the story's meaning and impact?

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