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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the source of the flash that Callahan sees when he wakes up in the middle of the night on April 20th?
(a) A bomb.
(b) Lighthouse.
(c) An airplane.
(d) Flare gun.

2. What does Callahan decide to use in order to fix up the hole that continues to blow out in his boat?
(a) Fork.
(b) Nothing.
(c) His finger.
(d) Tape.

3. What still requires constant attention in order to function properly and to help Callahan survive?
(a) His EPIRB.
(b) Solar still.
(c) His fishing spear.
(d) The inner tube.

4. What does Callahan decide to do when anticipates a trial filled landfall in a few hours?
(a) Turn on the EPIRB.
(b) Get some sleep.
(c) Sing.
(d) Plot his course.

5. Callahan sees the tragic waste of life and the tragic waste of food as ______________ for the day and the trip.
(a) A bad omen.
(b) Unnecessary.
(c) Reality.
(d) Sins.

6. From what besides the radar reflector does Callahan take the remnants in order to help make a crude rain collector?
(a) His clothing.
(b) The emergency kit.
(c) The solar still.
(d) His book.

7. Callahan tries to force himself to think ___________ in order to come up with a solution for the leak in his boat.
(a) Abstractly.
(b) Rationally.
(c) Physically.
(d) Emotionally.

8. Callahan thinks the only hope for him lies in finding the ____________ and getting rescued there.
(a) Florida Keys.
(b) Coast Guard station.
(c) Bahamas.
(d) West Indies.

9. What has atrophied so severely that Callahan is unable to keep himself upright?
(a) Legs.
(b) Arms.
(c) Back.
(d) Neck.

10. The __________ keeps slumping over, causing Callahan to have to blow it up every ten or fifteen minutes.
(a) Still.
(b) Canopy
(c) Bed.
(d) Sail.

11. Why does Callahan turn on his beacon after drinking some of the tainted water? What does he think he hears?
(a) A helicopter.
(b) A jet overhead.
(c) A ship.
(d) A man shouting.

12. What is polluting the water which is being captured in the solar still, according to Callahan's observations?
(a) Saltware.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) Bird excrement.
(d) Bird feathers.

13. What is Callahan careful not to mistake a static cloud for in the distance as he is sailing out in the sea?
(a) A person.
(b) A fish.
(c) A mountain range.
(d) A bag of trash.

14. What does Callahan use from the radar reflector in order to help make a rain collector?
(a) The rope.
(b) Aluminum tubing.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The plastic cup.

15. Callahan wonders how close he is to the _____________ as he works to keep the lower tube of the raft inflated.
(a) Shore.
(b) Shipping lane.
(c) Continental shelf.
(d) Islands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Callahan realize he might need to do in order to hydrate himself if he can not get fresh water?

2. What isn't tight enough to keep the boat from losing air after the damage was done by the fish?

3. By April 16th, Callahan is beginning to doubt his __________ as his morale and his outlook begin to spiral downward.

4. The fishermen decide to through their hooks into the water and catch most of the ____________ of Callahan.

5. Callahan's need for __________ completely contradicts his need for food, water, and shelter.

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