The Open Boat Quizzes

The Open Boat Quiz 1

1 Who narrates "The Open Boat"?
Billie

A third-person narrator

The correspondent

The captain
2 What does the correspondent find in his pocket when heading for the lighthouse?
Three matches

A map

Four dry cigars

A compass
3 Who wrote "The Open Boat"?
Billie the oiler

The narrator

Stephen Crane

The correspondent
4 Why don't the men know "the color of the sky"?
They are color-blind

They necks hurt too much to look up

They are focused on the waves threatening their boat

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

Starfish

The dinghy

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?
Rowing

Nothing

Sails

A motor
8 Who is responsible for bailing out the bottom of the boat?
The cook

The oiler

The captain

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

The captain

The oarsman

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

A merry-go-round

A rollercoaster

None of these
11 Why doesn't the captain row?
He is injured

It is beneath his position

He only knows how to give directions

The crew won't let him
12 Where are the men stranded?
Off the coast of Long Island

Their location is never specified

Off the coast of Florida

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

January

August

June
14 What does the crew see at Mosquito Inlet?
A safe harbor

A life-saving station

A lighthouse

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

The correspondent's

Billie's

The captain's
16 Who is Billie?
The oiler

The cook

The captain

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

Small islands

Faces

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

The lighthouse is unmanned

The lighthouse keeper is near-sighted

None of these
19 What does the narrator find "difficult to describe"?
The roar of the waves

The sense of despair that befalls the captain

The subtle brotherhood established on the seas

None of these
20 Why does the captain put his overcoat on an oar?
To make a sail

To signal distress

He is losing his mind

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"?
Fate

The seven gods

The sea

Nature
23 When not rowing, what does the correspondent do?
Stand and stare at the shore

Swim alongside the boat

Lie in the cold water at the bottom of the boat

Chat with the cook
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 sportscar

A life-boat

An omnibus

An amphibious vehicle

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

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Study Guide for The Open Boat

Essays for The Open Boat

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