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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What doesn't the Italian vessel respond to when Callahan passes it during the course of the race?
(a) Wind.
(b) EPIRB.
(c) Flares.
(d) Hails.

3. A passing __________ informs Callahan that all but four of the competitors are behind him.
(a) Cruise ship.
(b) Freighter.
(c) Coast Guard helicopter.
(d) Race boat.

4. Callahan considers ___________ but decides instead to get started on his journey across the water.
(a) Going home.
(b) Stocking up.
(c) Mooring for a while.
(d) Taking on a passenger.

5. What does Callahan mount on the top of the canopy in order to try to collect any rainwater when the storms come up?
(a) Tupperware container.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A coffee can.
(d) A coffee mug.

6. What wakes Callahan up in the middle of the night and in the middle of the storm after he went to bed?
(a) His alarm.
(b) A light.
(c) Fire.
(d) Loud bang.

7. Callahan feels __________ for killing the fish, even though he needs it for food in order to stay alive.
(a) Blessed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Shameful.
(d) Guilty.

8. On Callahan's __________ day at sea, he is cleaning out a dorado fish when he has a health issue.
(a) 22nd.
(b) 20th.
(c) 21st.
(d) 10th.

9. What has come undone, allowing the life raft to part from the main boat after a while?
(a) The rope.
(b) The Velcro.
(c) The chain.
(d) The safety seal.

10. How high is the water in the boat as it begins to take on water after Callahan wakes up from his deep sleep?
(a) Ankle high.
(b) Neck high.
(c) Waist high.
(d) Knee high.

11. How much faster can the raft go when Callahan takes the action he does as described in #52?
(a) Ten times.
(b) Five times.
(c) Two times.
(d) Three times.

12. What does Callahan scramble to collect when there is a sudden rainfall on his boat?
(a) His dry clothing.
(b) Water for drinking.
(c) More fish.
(d) His journal.

13. About a week into the storm, Callahan begins to worry about a ____________ tossing his small ship down a liquid avalanche.
(a) Rogue wave.
(b) Cyclone.
(c) Lightning bolt.
(d) Hail storm.

14. Callahan hopes to be rescued within ________ days at sea, although he knows of stories of sailors who were at sea for many months.
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

15. How might Callahan be described as he is alone in the sailboat once more on his journey?
(a) Content.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Angry.
(d) Scared.

Short Answer Questions

1. What proves to be troublesome as Callahan continues on his journey of survival on the raft?

2. What is in the triggerfish that Callahan finds, which adds to the nutrition he is able to enjoy?

3. How long is the race that Callahan wants to enter in order to find out whether he is fit for a trans-Atlantic trip?

4. What comes along with the sudden rainfall that Callahan encounters during his journey on the ocean in this section?

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

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