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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Death, Life, A Man Alone, and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pounds of meat are hanging inside the canopy to dry out to be eaten at a later time?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 3.

2. What does Callahan wake to find in his boat when he decides to get some sleep during the storm?
(a) A broken solar still.
(b) Another sailor.
(c) A shark in the boat.
(d) Water in the boat.

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

4. What happens to the bottom of the older solar still, even with the many efforts of Callahan to fix it?
(a) It rots clean through.
(b) It is broken off by a shark.
(c) Nothing.
(d) It goes missing one day.

5. Callahan realizes that his ___________ is fragile at his point of the trip but he banishes the doubt from his mind.
(a) Boat.
(b) Health.
(c) Emotional state.
(d) Faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who corrects the issue with the Napoleon Solo's mistaken label which allows the search to continue?

2. Callahan realizes it will take him about ________ days to reach the shipping lanes in the ocean.

3. What causes damage to the better functioning solar still, further making Callahan upset with his situation?

4. Callahan imagines that someday his ex-wife might dine upon a __________ which fed upon his corpse.

5. Remembering a conversation with his _________ helps Callahan to maintain a more stoic demeanor on his boat.

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