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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Death, Life, A Man Alone, and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Callahan wonders how close he is to the _____________ as he works to keep the lower tube of the raft inflated.
(a) Continental shelf.
(b) Shipping lane.
(c) Shore.
(d) Islands.

2. Callahan answers a number of questions of the __________ consul before finally getting some rest in the hospital.
(a) Indian.
(b) British.
(c) Local.
(d) American.

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

4. 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) A flare gun.
(c) A novel.
(d) His army knife.

5. What has atrophied so severely that Callahan is unable to keep himself upright?
(a) Legs.
(b) Arms.
(c) Back.
(d) Neck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Callahan actually begins to feel saddened by the loss of another ____________ when he kills and eats the fish.

2. Callahan begins to realize that __________ are another reality he is able to perceive when he is on the boat.

3. Which of the boats quickly takes the lead when the trans-Atlantic race finally begins at the start of the book?

4. What does Callahan improvise with a length of tubing, a part of the blanket, and some twine?

5. With the wide range of _____________, only the dawn and the dusk give Callahan any relief during his trip.

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