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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cries and Whispers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Callahan wakes up on March 19, he is still mourning the loss of the _____________ from the day before.
(a) Triggerfish.
(b) Solar still.
(c) Harpoon.
(d) Dorado.

2. What almost overcomes Callahan as he is out on the boat cleaning up a fish so as to not waste any of the parts?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Heatstroke.
(c) Depression.
(d) Malaria.

3. Which of the tubes in the life raft begins to deflate as a result of the fish's actions on the side of the boat?
(a) Lower.
(b) Starboard.
(c) Upper.
(d) Aft.

4. Catherine often called Callahan a ________ man when they were together, which has led him to little luck with romance.
(a) Hard.
(b) Single.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Strong.

5. Callahan realizes it will take him about ________ days to reach the shipping lanes in the ocean.
(a) 3.
(b) 22.
(c) 14.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Callahan begins to realize that __________ are another reality he is able to perceive when he is on the boat.

2. Callahan uses loops of ___________ to help fix the speargun that he has cracked over time and with repeated use.

3. What has caused all of the sores and boils on Callahan's body as he has been sitting in his life raft?

4. With the wide range of _____________, only the dawn and the dusk give Callahan any relief during his trip.

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

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