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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. What does Callahan eat on his birthday in order to have a small celebration?
(a) Salmon.
(b) Can of peanuts.
(c) A candy bar.
(d) A piece of bread.

2. Which is the slowest ocean current that Callahan is following at first, according to his calculations?
(a) South Equatorial.
(b) Atlantic Trough.
(c) Meridian Strait.
(d) North Equatorial.

3. What does Callahan struggle to release as soon as he finds himself in water waist deep?
(a) A box of supplies.
(b) His life raft.
(c) The EPIRB.
(d) His flares.

4. What has caused all of the sores and boils on Callahan's body as he has been sitting in his life raft?
(a) Lack of food.
(b) Lack of water.
(c) Salt water.
(d) A bacterial infection.

5. What proves to be troublesome as Callahan continues on his journey of survival on the raft?
(a) His clothing.
(b) His food supply.
(c) The EPIRB.
(d) Solar stills.

Short Answer Questions

1. Callahan becomes _________ at the sight of his lost boat and his lost dream, it seems.

2. How high is the water in the boat as it begins to take on water after Callahan wakes up from his deep sleep?

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

4. What kind of storms are raging in the Atlantic before the start of the trans-Atlantic race?

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

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