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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What revives Callahan during his moment of health crisis when he is cleaning a dorado on the boat?
(a) A passing boat.
(b) A rogue wave.
(c) A ray of sunshine.
(d) A prayer.

2. A passing __________ informs Callahan that all but four of the competitors are behind him.
(a) Race boat.
(b) Cruise ship.
(c) Freighter.
(d) Coast Guard helicopter.

3. What does Callahan experience which helps him to endure the hot afternoon weather on his boat?
(a) A dream of his ex-wife.
(b) A rainshower.
(c) A fever.
(d) A school of dolphins.

4. What did Callahan pack which he felt he had good luck in bringing with him, though he hadn't expected to use it?
(a) Speargun.
(b) A flare gun.
(c) His army knife.
(d) A novel.

5. The power strap of Callahan's _____________ gun has fallen loose and now sinks below the waves.
(a) BB.
(b) Ocean.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Harpoon.

6. With the wide range of _____________, only the dawn and the dusk give Callahan any relief during his trip.
(a) Temperatures.
(b) Water needs.
(c) Waves.
(d) Food options.

7. While Callahan appreciates the simple __________ of the natural world, he still yearns to be rescued from his condition.
(a) Pleasures.
(b) Activities.
(c) Foods.
(d) Beauty.

8. Why doesn't anyone on the freighter that Callahan spots see that he is signaling them to see him?
(a) He's not been reported missing.
(b) His flare gun doesn't work.
(c) It is moving too quickly.
(d) No one is on deck.

9. What continues to cause Callahan's ship to be battered about the ocean, not adding to the comfort of Callahan?
(a) Thunder.
(b) Hail.
(c) Gale.
(d) Sharks.

10. How might Callahan be described as he is alone in the sailboat once more on his journey?
(a) Content.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Angry.
(d) Scared.

11. What has caused all of the sores and boils on Callahan's body as he has been sitting in his life raft?
(a) Lack of food.
(b) A bacterial infection.
(c) Lack of water.
(d) Salt water.

12. __________ wind would mean faster travel, although it does present its own set of difficulties when a person is trying to sail.
(a) Calmer.
(b) Storm.
(c) Steadier.
(d) Stronger.

13. Callahan tries to keep his own spirits up by distracting himself with _______ and daydreams.
(a) Reading.
(b) Poems.
(c) Singing.
(d) Jokes.

14. Which of the boats quickly takes the lead when the trans-Atlantic race finally begins at the start of the book?
(a) Napoleon Solo.
(b) Marseilles.
(c) Ponce de Leon.
(d) Trans Mat.

15. Callahan takes great comfort in the idea that if he does not survive, then his ___________ will tell his story.
(a) EPIRB.
(b) Supplies.
(c) Body.
(d) Writings.

Short Answer Questions

1. About a week into the storm, Callahan begins to worry about a ____________ tossing his small ship down a liquid avalanche.

2. Who is the new crew member Callahan takes on, although this person leaves him a short while later?

3. Callahan feels __________ for killing the fish, even though he needs it for food in order to stay alive.

4. What kind of storms are raging in the Atlantic before the start of the trans-Atlantic race?

5. While the new contraption Callahan has made with the gun works, the __________ he catches is almost lost to the water in a struggle.

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