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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To Weave a World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Callahan wake to find in his boat when he decides to get some sleep during the storm?
(a) Another sailor.
(b) Water in the boat.
(c) A broken solar still.
(d) A shark in the boat.

2. What does Callahan notice his boat is reluctant to do as he is getting ready to leave it as it begins to take on water?
(a) Rock.
(b) Move.
(c) Float.
(d) Sink.

3. After two difficult storms, Callahan declares his absolute _____________ for the lifestyle he is living in the boat.
(a) Sadness.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Love.
(d) Enjoyment.

4. What almost overcomes Callahan as he is out on the boat cleaning up a fish so as to not waste any of the parts?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Feelings.
(c) Depression.
(d) Heatstroke.

5. What does Callahan experience which helps him to endure the hot afternoon weather on his boat?
(a) A dream of his ex-wife.
(b) A school of dolphins.
(c) A rainshower.
(d) A fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. __________ wind would mean faster travel, although it does present its own set of difficulties when a person is trying to sail.

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

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

4. What is the Dougal Robertson book about, the book which Callahan did bring with him?

5. While Callahan appreciates the simple __________ of the natural world, he still yearns to be rescued from his condition.

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