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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Witch and Her Curse: Hunger and Thirst.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How high are the waves that Callahan faces when he decides that he wants to squeak past the Finisterre?
(a) 10 feet.
(b) 5 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 40 feet.

2. What kind of storms are raging in the Atlantic before the start of the trans-Atlantic race?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Spring.

3. In order to speed up his movement, Callahan decides to pull up the raft's underwater _____________.
(a) Anchor.
(b) Tubes.
(c) Rudder.
(d) Propeller.

4. What does Callahan call 'dangerously capricious' when he is writing down his thoughts in his journal?
(a) The sea.
(b) The weather.
(c) His thoughts.
(d) Time.

5. Callahan becomes _________ at the sight of his lost boat and his lost dream, it seems.
(a) Focused.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Determined.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has caused all of the sores and boils on Callahan's body as he has been sitting in his life raft?

2. What does Callahan eat on his birthday in order to have a small celebration?

3. Training and __________ take over when Callahan is getting himself ready to move to the life raft.

4. How many men are supposedly able to fit inside of the life raft Callahan now inhabits?

5. Callahan tries to keep his own spirits up by distracting himself with _______ and daydreams.

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