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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Witch and Her Curse: Hunger and Thirst.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The racers and the supporters of the racers argue the wisdom of sailing against ______________.
(a) Gale force winds.
(b) A pro like Callahan.
(c) Themselves.
(d) Each other.

4. What does Callahan use in the hope that he might be found and rescued by its beacon?
(a) A bright sail.
(b) EPRIB.
(c) An SOS flag.
(d) A flare gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A passing __________ informs Callahan that all but four of the competitors are behind him.

2. Callahan takes great comfort in the idea that if he does not survive, then his ___________ will tell his story.

3. How many men are supposedly able to fit inside of the life raft Callahan now inhabits?

4. What has caused all of the sores and boils on Callahan's body as he has been sitting in his life raft?

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

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