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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Callahan lay down in order to protect his raft from further damage as he is fishing for food?
(a) The canopy top.
(b) A tarp.
(c) His sleeping bag.
(d) Sailcloth.
2. What is suddenly mixed in with the water Callahan has been trying to collect in the canopy?
(a) Oily black liquid.
(b) A dusty powder.
(c) Green clouds.
(d) Orange particles.
3. By April 16th, Callahan is beginning to doubt his __________ as his morale and his outlook begin to spiral downward.
(a) Food supply.
(b) Reason.
(c) Position.
(d) Morality.
4. Callahan estimates that he is eighteen days from ___________ so he rations out his food in order to make it the duration of the trip.
(a) Montenegro.
(b) Antigua.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Barbados.
5. What does a fish bite into, causing water to drain back out to sea, according to the observations of Callahan?
(a) The bottom of the boat.
(b) The inner tube.
(c) The outer tube.
(d) Distillation bag.
Short Answer Questions
1. Callahan wonders how close he is to the _____________ as he works to keep the lower tube of the raft inflated.
2. Callahan's need for __________ completely contradicts his need for food, water, and shelter.
3. What does Callahan come across as he is sailing around on April 6th on the ocean?
4. Callahan decides that mankind is his ____________ and that he wants to live, even though he is in a terrible position.
5. What decides to loiter around the boat, causing Callahan to have troubles sleeping one night while he is already thirst and depressed?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Callahan attempt to plot his likely course as he begins to recover from his illness?
2. What does Callahan miss most about the early days of his new journey on the seas alone?
3. What does Callahan not have to worry about at night anymore now that the weather has turned warm?
4. What is able to help Callahan replenish his water supply for a bit while the stills continue to be temperamental?
5. What is the new source of food that Callahan finds which he has not seen in a while on his journey?
6. How does Callahan finally fix the hole that has been ruining the solar still that he tries to use?
7. What are the three parts in which Callahan decides his mind has been split into as a result of this trip on the sea?
8. How had the fishermen come to find Callahan's boat in the water?
9. How does Callahan attempt to reinforce his cracked spearhead when he attempts to fish the next day after the incident with the dorado?
10. What was the warning that Callahan's ex-wife had given him, which Callahan now recalls?
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