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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. From what ailment does the little boy suffer?
(a) Chicken pox
(b) High fever
(c) Polio
(d) Abscess
2. The village men act out a dance with what?
(a) Bamboo torches
(b) Sea monster
(c) Spirits
(d) Gourds
3. Which is NOT discovered on the island?
(a) Abandoned hut
(b) Poisonous eels
(c) Shipwreck
(d) Cross
4. How does the fish remain stuck?
(a) It doesn't
(b) By using its claws
(c) By using a sucking disk
(d) Attaching itself with its mouth
5. What does the inside of the cabin smell like?
(a) Jungle
(b) Fish
(c) Sweat
(d) Coconuts
6. How many miles into the trip is considered to be halfway?
(a) 1,878 miles
(b) 2,150 miles
(c) 1,979 miles
(d) 2,000 miles
7. What do the men do to recover?
(a) Get drunk
(b) Go inside the hut
(c) Go ashore
(d) Smoke cigars
8. To what does Bengt compare the accident?
(a) Coma
(b) Purgatory
(c) Hell
(d) Roller coaster
9. How long does the big storm last?
(a) 4 days
(b) 3 days
(c) 7 days
(d) 5 days
10. What does Knut cook for dinner?
(a) Crabs
(b) Shark
(c) Pilot fish
(d) Dorados
11. How is the boy cured?
(a) A shaman's remedy
(b) Soaking in salt water
(c) Advice from an American doctor
(d) Eating raw shark
12. What is floating in the ocean along with the crabs?
(a) Litter
(b) Seaweed
(c) Feathers
(d) Dead fish
13. What item needs constant maintenance?
(a) Ropes
(b) Radio
(c) Oars
(d) Sextant
14. The chief asks if Thor has heard of what celebrity/celebrities?
(a) Rat Pack
(b) Elvis
(c) Bing Crosby
(d) Beatles
15. Which crew member returns to the natives' island?
(a) Erik
(b) Knut
(c) Bengt
(d) Thor
Short Answer Questions
1. The pilot fish remind the crew of what animal?
2. What sign gives the crew hope?
3. What causes some of the ropes to break?
4. What type of fish is known to stick to sharks?
5. Squid have the unusual ability to do what?
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