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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dutchman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Dougal Robertson book about, the book which Callahan did bring with him?
(a) Sea survival.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) A family who misses their sailing relative.
(d) Adventurers.

2. What did Callahan pack which he felt he had good luck in bringing with him, though he hadn't expected to use it?
(a) Speargun.
(b) His army knife.
(c) A flare gun.
(d) A novel.

3. The strobe light atop the ship's ________ continues to blink as Callahan watches the boat move away from him.
(a) Mast.
(b) Aft.
(c) Rudder.
(d) Port.

4. What does Callahan decide to use in order to fix up the hole that continues to blow out in his boat?
(a) His finger.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Tape.
(d) Fork.

5. What gives Callahan barely enough room to sit upright in the raft, let alone stretch out his full body?
(a) The mast.
(b) The sides.
(c) A sail.
(d) Tent like canopy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Callahan realizes it will take him about ________ days to reach the shipping lanes in the ocean.

2. Callahan's need for __________ completely contradicts his need for food, water, and shelter.

3. What does a fish bite into, causing water to drain back out to sea, according to the observations of Callahan?

4. Callahan's attention begins to be split between the _________ and the horizon as his situation grows ever more desperate.

5. How many pounds of meat are hanging inside the canopy to dry out to be eaten at a later time?

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