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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. What is Callahan careful not to mistake a static cloud for in the distance as he is sailing out in the sea?
(a) A person.
(b) A fish.
(c) A mountain range.
(d) A bag of trash.

2. While Callahan was once a fiercely independent man, he now understands man to be a _________ animal.
(a) Simple.
(b) Social.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Weak.

3. Callahan actually begins to feel saddened by the loss of another ____________ when he kills and eats the fish.
(a) Brother.
(b) Sea creature.
(c) Life.
(d) Companion.

4. Callahan realizes too that he is beginning to be unable to taste the _________ in the water.
(a) Poison.
(b) Salt.
(c) Seaweed.
(d) Fish.

5. What does Callahan use in order to create a makeshift sextant in order to plot his course?
(a) Tape.
(b) Rubber bands.
(c) Wire.
(d) Pencils.

Short Answer Questions

1. Callahan imagines that someday his ex-wife might dine upon a __________ which fed upon his corpse.

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

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

4. Callahan sees the tragic waste of life and the tragic waste of food as ______________ for the day and the trip.

5. Few people are hopeful that Callahan is alive back home, causing many to _______________.

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