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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. Where does Callahan go to as a result of the storm which takes on his boat suddenly?
(a) Portugal.
(b) France.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Spain.

2. Callahan begins to realize that __________ are another reality he is able to perceive when he is on the boat.
(a) Dreams.
(b) Memories.
(c) Fish.
(d) Ideas.

3. What does Callahan use in order to try to fix the breach in the life raft as caused by the fish?
(a) Tape.
(b) Sponge.
(c) A shoe.
(d) Foam.

4. What does Callahan do with the space blanket? What does he decide to use it for now?
(a) A fishing net.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A solar still.
(d) Water catching.

5. In order to speed up his movement, Callahan decides to pull up the raft's underwater _____________.
(a) Rudder.
(b) Tubes.
(c) Propeller.
(d) Anchor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Callahan continue to work at night, even though the darkness prevents him from seeing what he is doing?

2. When the final solar still finally breaks, Callahan only has _______ and dorado for sustenance as well as his emergency water supply.

3. What does Callahan eat the last of after the soup that he makes, though he is still realizes he is malnourished?

4. Which of the tubes in the life raft begins to deflate as a result of the fish's actions on the side of the boat?

5. Callahan begins to appreciate how much better suited the local ____________ are to the area.

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