Quiz Stephen Crane The Open Boat

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Quiz: Stephen Crane—“The Open Boat” Question 1 14.2 / 14.2 pts Which of the following is the most often-repeated visual image in the story? waves sharks sails sand Correct! The image of waves recurs throughout the story; perhaps this is not surprising, given the story’s setting. We first encounter description of waves as the story begins: the men in the boat are so focused on the waves that they cannot see the color of the sky. As the story progresses, further description of the waves is provided, including their color, their movement, and their varying strength. The reader might almost feel surrounded by, or immersed in, those very waves, as the men in the boat do. Question 2 14.2 / 14.2 pts How do the men behave toward the captain during their time in the boat? They blame him for the wreck of The Commodore . They threaten mutiny. They continue to honor his leadership.

They ignore him as he becomes increasingly feeble. Correct! Despite the fact that the men are no longer aboard the captain’s ship ( The Commodore ), they still defer to him as the leader of the group. They look to him for direction and follow his commands to head toward or away from the land, for example, trusting his judgment. This is perhaps part of how the men bond with each other, rather than turn against each other, while at sea: “It would be difficult to describe the subtle brotherhood of the men that was here established on the seas. No one said that it was so. No one mentioned it. But it dwelt in the boat, and each man felt it warm him” (paragraph 43). Question 3 14.2 / 14.2 pts How do the men celebrate what they think is an impending rescue? splashing each other killing a gull eating pie smoking cigars Correct! Relatively early in the story, when the men believe they will be rescued by the crew of a life-saving station they see in the distance, the correspondent offers cigars to everyone. The men enjoy what they think is their triumph over catastrophe; we are told that “they rode impudently in their little boat. [ … ] Everybody took a drink of water” (paragraph 58). This brief sense of relief—for the men and the reader alike—is soon dashed as their hopes of rescue vanish: there is nobody at the rescue station. Question 4 14.2 / 14.2 pts

While he rows during the night, the correspondent is made uneasy by the presence of which of the following? a giant tanker in the distance a city skyline on the horizon a shark a screeching albatross Correct! While rowing at night, the correspondent sees a fin in the water, which seems to suggest a shark following the little boat. He wishes another of the company would wake to share the experience with him, but it is just him. The danger represented by the shark and its implied power and grace in the water—“the speed and power of the thing was greatly to be admired” (paragraph 168)—seem to suggest that larger natural world so overwhelming to just one, single man as he sits in a small boat in the ocean. Question 5 14.2 / 14.2 pts At one point the men spot a group on shore and one of that group seems to wave a black coat at them. What is the man signaling when he waves the coat? “Go north.” “Go south.” “Pirates are near.” We are not told.

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