Which Character said...
What character fell in and out of consciousness at the end of the story?
What is "The correspondent"?
What happened to the boat?
It sank.
Just as the man died at the end of "To Build a Fire", this character dies at the end of "The Open Boat".
Who is the Oiler?
free points
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Without looking around, how many empty student desks are in this room?
18 if everyone is here
answer could vary
What character “worked the oars until his head dropped and forwarded the overpowering sleep blinded him”?
The oiler
Who died and what was his role? (What did he do?)
Billy. (The Oiler)
He worked with the correspondent on the oars.
Whoever picked this gets automatically correct answer.
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True or False: Determinism was not expressed in this story.
False.
When Michael and JoJo argued about a Christmas movie, which one of them was correct?
We don't know, it's just fun to get them going.
Who stated “Cook, there doesn't seem to be any sign of life about the house.”?
The captain
What was their main focus while they were hoping to be saved?
To keep their boat afloat.
This story is similar to the Open Boat in the sense that both characters in the stories try to survive against nature.
What is "To Build a Fire"?
What was the twist ending of the story?
The oiler died while the others lived.
This is the name of the author of "The Open Boat".
Who is Stephen Crane?
What character(s) sang “If I am going to lose my life to the sea—if I am going to lose my life to the sea—why was I allowed to come this far and see sand and trees? Was I brought here merely to have my nose dragged away as I was about to taste the holy food of life?”?
All four men
What was the relationship between the men?
They were "friends in a more strangely iron-bound strength" (Crane 3).
This style of narration is present in "The Open Boat"
What is an 3rd person Omniscient Narrator?
or
3rd person
What is the major type of conflict in the story?
Person vs Nature
This is the object the crew claims to see throughout the story.
What is a lighthouse?
Who stated “I suppose we’ll have to make a try for ourselves. If we stay out here too long, none of us will have the strength to swim after the boat goes under.”?
The captain
How are the ocean and the boat described?
The boat was "much like an animal" (Crane 2) and the sea was "frightfully rapid and tall" (Crane 1).
What literary element plays a major role in the plot and survival of the characters in both "To Build a Fire" and "The Open Boat".
What is a remote setting?
or
setting
What element did the sea represent and how does that reflect upon the story's overall message?
Nature
is actively trying to kill you.
or
is indifferent to human survival
(Answers may vary for the 2nd part)
What happened in Crane's life that made him write about a shipwreck?
He actually survived a shipwreck off the coast of Florida.