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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dream Keep.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About a week into the storm, Callahan begins to worry about a ____________ tossing his small ship down a liquid avalanche.
(a) Hail storm.
(b) Cyclone.
(c) Rogue wave.
(d) Lightning bolt.

2. Callahan is plagued by ________ and loss at all of the items he was not able to bring with him on the raft.
(a) Shame.
(b) Grief.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Ignorance.

3. On what date so the storms come up, causing Callahan to think he might not reach his destination on his desired schedule?
(a) February 16.
(b) February 4.
(c) February 5.
(d) February 10.

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

5. __________ wind would mean faster travel, although it does present its own set of difficulties when a person is trying to sail.
(a) Steadier.
(b) Storm.
(c) Stronger.
(d) Calmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doesn't the Italian vessel respond to when Callahan passes it during the course of the race?

2. What does Callahan call 'dangerously capricious' when he is writing down his thoughts in his journal?

3. How high are the waves that Callahan faces when he decides that he wants to squeak past the Finisterre?

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

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

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