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The Open Boat
Stephen Crane
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Analysis
Shifting Frames of Reference and Impressionism
Existentialism and Irony
Alternative Interpretations
Characters
Character List
The Correspondent
The Captain
The Oiler (Billie)
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs and Symbols
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Plot Overview Quiz
Further Study
Plot Overview Quiz
1
of 5
Why does the captain sit at the bow instead of rowing?
He is injured
He is lazy
He is dead
He is very old
2
of 5
What distant sight temporarily gives hope to the men aboard the boat?
A lighthouse
A man on shore
A fishing boat
Answers A. and B.
3
of 5
What is the immediate outcome of the men's attempt to run the surf?
The men become exhausted
The boat drifts to sea
The boat lands ashore
The boat capsizes
4
of 5
Who or what helps the correspondent swim to shore?
Thoughts of his mother
Buoyant driftwood
A stranger
The Oiler
5
of 5
Which of the men dies in his attempt to swim ashore?
The Oiler
The Cook
The Correspondent
The Captain
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