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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dutchman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Callahan use in order to create a makeshift sextant in order to plot his course?
(a) Pencils.
(b) Tape.
(c) Rubber bands.
(d) Wire.

2. What does Callahan improvise with a length of tubing, a part of the blanket, and some twine?
(a) A tent.
(b) A funnel.
(c) A basket.
(d) A signalling device.

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

4. The ___________ proves difficult to clean as well as providing little sustenance in return for the effort.
(a) Dorado.
(b) Piranha.
(c) Dolphin.
(d) Triggerfish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Callahan think he hears when he is resting beneath the canopy of his boat?

2. What does Callahan decide to use in order to fix up the hole that continues to blow out in his boat?

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

4. Callahan realizes that his ___________ is fragile at his point of the trip but he banishes the doubt from his mind.

5. What kind of fish does Callahan decide would yield more vitamins and minerals than other fish in the area?

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