The Open Boat Quizzes

The Open Boat Quiz 1

1 Who narrates "The Open Boat"?
Billie

A third-person narrator

The captain

The correspondent
2 What does the correspondent find in his pocket when heading for the lighthouse?
A map

Three matches

Four dry cigars

A compass
3 Who wrote "The Open Boat"?
Stephen Crane

The correspondent

Billie the oiler

The narrator
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

Sunfish

Commodore

Starfish
6 What type of boat are the men stranded in?
A troller

A dinghy

A speedboat

An inflatable rescue boat
7 What propels the boat?
Nothing

A motor

Rowing

Sails
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 cook

The oiler and the correspondent

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 merry-go-round

A rollercoaster

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

The crew won't let him

It is beneath his position

He only knows how to give directions
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?
February

August

June

January
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?
Billie's

The correspondent's

The cook's

The captain's
16 Who is Billie?
The oarsman

The oiler

The captain

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

Faces

Small islands

None of these
18 Why isn't the crew rescued at Mosquito Inlet?
The lighthouse keeper is near-sighted

The lighthouse is unmanned

The people on shore are reluctant to help

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

The subtle brotherhood established on the seas

The sense of despair that befalls the captain

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

To make a sail

To signal distress

None of these
21 After there is no life-saving station, why do the men go back to sea?
The waters become rougher closer to shore and might swamp the boat

The oiler doesn't explain his choice

The lighthouse is rumored to be haunted

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

The sea

Nature

Fate
23 When not rowing, what does the correspondent do?
Lie in the cold water at the bottom of the boat

Swim alongside the boat

Stand and stare at the shore

Chat with the cook
24 Why does the captain raise a bath towel on a stick?
To amuse his fatigued men

To create some shade

To signal distress to the man on shore

None of these
25 What vehicle do the men see on shore?
An amphibious vehicle

A life-boat

An omnibus

A sportscar

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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