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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does Callahan bail out sea water from the boat as he is drifting in the ocean?
(a) A jelly jar.
(b) Coffee can.
(c) His shoe.
(d) Coffee mug.

2. How high are the waves that Callahan faces when he decides that he wants to squeak past the Finisterre?
(a) 20 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 40 feet.

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

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

5. What kind of storms are raging in the Atlantic before the start of the trans-Atlantic race?
(a) Winter.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the slowest ocean current that Callahan is following at first, according to his calculations?

2. How high is the water in the boat as it begins to take on water after Callahan wakes up from his deep sleep?

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

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

5. How might Callahan be described as he is alone in the sailboat once more on his journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Callahan do when he finally catches a triggerfish to eat when on the boat?

2. What is one of the signs that the life raft Callahan is using for survival is not holding air as well as it used to?

3. What happened as a result of Callahan's readings of Tinkerbell when he was a child?

4. What has happened to the electrics in the Napoleon Solo, according to the notes of Callahan?

5. Why does Callahan decide to grab supplies as his ship is going down, aside to aid him in survival?

6. What are some of the leisure activities Callahan indulges in when he is on the Napoleon Solo?

7. What is the problem of the choices which Callahan continues to make as he faces the problems of surviving in the boat?

8. Why doesn't Callahan use his EPIRB more often in order to signal for help?

9. Why does Callahan decide to eat more of the herbivore fish than the Dorado fish?

10. How does Callahan get the supplies he needs as he moves to his new location in the life raft?

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