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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to the island in order to give Callahan a new wardrobe to wear after his journey?
(a) His family.
(b) The American media.
(c) A movie director.
(d) His ex-wife.

2. How many fish is Callahan able to catch, even though he is exhausted by his efforts, though his catch revives him?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

3. What does Callahan believe to be possible about the warmer climes he is now encountering on his trip?
(a) He may be veering off course.
(b) He might be heading back home.
(c) Land may be close.
(d) He might be near the Equator.

4. What does Callahan decide to use in order to fix up the hole that continues to blow out in his boat?
(a) Fork.
(b) Nothing.
(c) His finger.
(d) Tape.

5. Callahan uses loops of ___________ to help fix the speargun that he has cracked over time and with repeated use.
(a) Rubber.
(b) Tape.
(c) Rope.
(d) Clothing.

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

7. What does Callahan improvise with a length of tubing, a part of the blanket, and some twine?
(a) A basket.
(b) A signalling device.
(c) A tent.
(d) A funnel.

8. Callahan even creates a contraption which might collect drinking water from the ______________.
(a) Fish's insides.
(b) The tarp.
(c) Misty air.
(d) The wet sleeping bag.

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

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

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

12. The fishermen decide to through their hooks into the water and catch most of the ____________ of Callahan.
(a) Ancestors.
(b) Doggies.
(c) Friends.
(d) Saviors.

13. When Callahan wakes up on March 19, he is still mourning the loss of the _____________ from the day before.
(a) Harpoon.
(b) Triggerfish.
(c) Solar still.
(d) Dorado.

14. What is the name of the man who offers to let Callahan stay in his hotel while he rests and decides what to do next?
(a) Tobias.
(b) Ricardo.
(c) Joe.
(d) Mathias.

15. What still requires constant attention in order to function properly and to help Callahan survive?
(a) His EPIRB.
(b) Solar still.
(c) The inner tube.
(d) His fishing spear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Callahan answers a number of questions of the __________ consul before finally getting some rest in the hospital.

2. What does Callahan drape on the top of his boat in order to help it dry out and to keep the canopy area cool?

3. Callahan scans the horizon for __________ while being haunted by thoughts of food and drink.

4. What was the name of Callahan's ex-wife, who he remembers on what would have been another wedding anniversary?

5. What is suddenly mixed in with the water Callahan has been trying to collect in the canopy?

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