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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Witch and Her Curse: Hunger and Thirst.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Callahan rip off of the boat before he finally leaves it for the last time?
(a) A piece of the rope.
(b) A portion of the sail.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A sticker.

2. What has come undone, allowing the life raft to part from the main boat after a while?
(a) The rope.
(b) The safety seal.
(c) The chain.
(d) The Velcro.

3. Which is the slowest ocean current that Callahan is following at first, according to his calculations?
(a) Atlantic Trough.
(b) North Equatorial.
(c) South Equatorial.
(d) Meridian Strait.

4. What is the Dougal Robertson book about, the book which Callahan did bring with him?
(a) Sea survival.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) Adventurers.
(d) A family who misses their sailing relative.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Callahan go to as a result of the storm which takes on his boat suddenly?

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

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

4. Callahan takes great comfort in the idea that if he does not survive, then his ___________ will tell his story.

5. What gives Callahan barely enough room to sit upright in the raft, let alone stretch out his full body?

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