The Open Boat Quizzes

The Open Boat Quiz 1

1 Who narrates "The Open Boat"?
A third-person narrator

The correspondent

The captain

Billie
2 What does the correspondent find in his pocket when heading for the lighthouse?
A compass

Four dry cigars

A map

Three matches
3 Who wrote "The Open Boat"?
Billie the oiler

The narrator

The correspondent

Stephen Crane
4 Why don't the men know "the color of the sky"?
They are focused on the waves threatening their boat

They are color-blind

They necks hurt too much to look up

None of these
5 What is the name of the steamer ship that sinks before the story begins?
The dinghy

Commodore

Starfish

Sunfish
6 What type of boat are the men stranded in?
A speedboat

An inflatable rescue boat

A troller

A dinghy
7 What propels the boat?
Sails

Nothing

A motor

Rowing
8 Who is responsible for bailing out the bottom of the boat?
The correspondent

The captain

The oiler

The cook
9 Who rows the boat's oars?
The oiler and the correspondent

The cook

The oarsman

The captain
10 The narrator compares the steep rise of the boat going over waves to what?
A horse jumping high fences

A rollercoaster

A merry-go-round

None of these
11 Why doesn't the captain row?
It is beneath his position

The crew won't let him

He only knows how to give directions

He is injured
12 Where are the men stranded?
Off the coast of Florida

Their location is never specified

Off the coast of Long Island

In the middle of the Atlantic
13 What time of year is the story set?
August

June

February

January
14 What does the crew see at Mosquito Inlet?
A life-saving station

A safe harbor

A lighthouse

None of these
15 On whose head does a gull land?
Billie's

The captain's

The correspondent's

The cook's
16 Who is Billie?
The oiler

The captain

The cook

The oarsman
17 What do mats of brown seaweed resemble to the men?
Faces

Small islands

Garbage

None of these
18 Why isn't the crew rescued at Mosquito Inlet?
The people on shore are reluctant to help

The lighthouse keeper is near-sighted

The lighthouse is unmanned

None of these
19 What does the narrator find "difficult to describe"?
The sense of despair that befalls the captain

The subtle brotherhood established on the seas

The roar of the waves

None of these
20 Why does the captain put his overcoat on an oar?
He is losing his mind

To signal distress

To make a sail

None of these
21 After there is no life-saving station, why do the men go back to sea?
The oiler doesn't explain his choice

The lighthouse is rumored to be haunted

The waters become rougher closer to shore and might swamp the boat

None of these
22 What does the correspondent characterize as an "old ninny-woman"?
The seven gods

Nature

Fate

The sea
23 When not rowing, what does the correspondent do?
Chat with the cook

Swim alongside the boat

Lie in the cold water at the bottom of the boat

Stand and stare at the shore
24 Why does the captain raise a bath towel on a stick?
To create some shade

To amuse his fatigued men

To signal distress to the man on shore

None of these
25 What vehicle do the men see on shore?
A life-boat

An amphibious vehicle

A sportscar

An omnibus

the passage is mostly about?

This is mostly about how to handle challenges and hardships that are inevitable in life.

Asked by Torri c #1317609

Answered by Aslan on 8/24/2023 4:56 PM

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Who is wearing a life saving belt?

From the text:

The cook had tied a life-belt around himself in order to get even the warmth which this clumsy cork contrivance could donate, and he seemed almost stove-like when a rower, whose teeth invariably chattered wildly as soon as he ceased...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 7/5/2023 11:07 AM

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Summarize what happens in Part 2 and 3, and what is the mood of the men at the end of Part 3?

GradeSaver has complete summaries and analysis for each of the section mentioned above readily available in its study guide for the unit.

Asked by Alysa F #1296491

Answered by jill d #170087 on 3/20/2023 9:55 PM

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The Open Boat

by Stephen Crane

The Open Boat Quiz 1

The Open Boat Questions and Answers

Study Guide for The Open Boat

Essays for The Open Boat

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