Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Steven Callahan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Steven Callahan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high is the water in the boat as it begins to take on water after Callahan wakes up from his deep sleep?

2. Why doesn't anyone on the freighter that Callahan spots see that he is signaling them to see him?

3. What almost overcomes Callahan as he is out on the boat cleaning up a fish so as to not waste any of the parts?

4. Callahan is worried about his _______________, so he decides to do some yoga to see if that helps him at all.

5. What doesn't the Italian vessel respond to when Callahan passes it during the course of the race?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened as a result of Callahan's readings of Tinkerbell when he was a child?

2. What does Mr. Willoughby try to tell Callahan about his dream to sail a boat across the ocean?

3. What does Callahan begin to document in order to calculate the odds of his own survival?

4. How does Callahan begin to store food so that he may not run out of anything during times when he can not fish?

5. Why does Callahan decide to grab supplies as his ship is going down, aside to aid him in survival?

6. Why does Callahan want to have calmer weather, even though it might mean that he has a longer time until he might reach the shipping lanes?

7. What does Callahan do when he finally catches a triggerfish to eat when on the boat?

8. Why doesn't Callahan use his EPIRB more often in order to signal for help?

9. While Callahan hopes to reach his destination by February 25, what happens which seems to reduce the chances of this happening?

10. Why does Callahan decide to eat more of the herbivore fish than the Dorado fish?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several times, it seems that Callahan might have been able to be rescued from his boat.

Part 1: Why do you think that Callahan's continued efforts to signal were not seen or heard?

Part 2: Is there anything else that Callahan could have done to be noticed? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think Callahan had the right tools in order to be noticed in the Atlantic Ocean?

Essay Topic 2

Many times, fixes which Callahan put into place suddenly do not work in the way that they did at the beginning.

Part 1: Why do you think the fixes aren't able to hold as well as Callahan thought they would?

Part 2: Would you panic if your fixes didn't work the way you expected them to?

Part 3: How do you think you might respond to problems in your boat returning again and again?

Essay Topic 3

Over time, Callahan begins to refer to the fishes around him as his friends and companions on his journey.

Part 1: Why do you think Callahan begins to see the fish as his friends?

Part 2: How do you think Callahan rationalizes the killing of the fish in order to provide him food?

Part 3: Do you think all humans instinctively seek out companionship? Why?

(see the answer keys)

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