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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dutchman.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In the dead of the night, Callahan has to fight off _________ in order to make sure that he is safe and secure in his boat.
(a) A storm.
(b) Thieves.
(c) Sharks.
(d) A downpour.

4. The ___________ proves difficult to clean as well as providing little sustenance in return for the effort.
(a) Dorado.
(b) Triggerfish.
(c) Dolphin.
(d) Piranha.

5. Unbeknownst to Callahan, __________ has been trying to rescue him, but has been facing an uncooperative Coast Guard.
(a) His family.
(b) The President.
(c) His wife.
(d) The military.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Callahan begin his adventure to the other side of the ocean on January 29th?

2. Training and __________ take over when Callahan is getting himself ready to move to the life raft.

3. Callahan estimates that he is eighteen days from ___________ so he rations out his food in order to make it the duration of the trip.

4. What does Callahan think he hears when he is resting beneath the canopy of his boat?

5. Callahan thinks the only hope for him lies in finding the ____________ and getting rescued there.

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