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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the new crew member Callahan takes on, although this person leaves him a short while later?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Chris.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Mr. Willoughby.

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

3. In order to speed up his movement, Callahan decides to pull up the raft's underwater _____________.
(a) Rudder.
(b) Propeller.
(c) Tubes.
(d) Anchor.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Callahan hopes to be rescued within ________ days at sea, although he knows of stories of sailors who were at sea for many months.

5. In the dead of the night, Callahan has to fight off _________ in order to make sure that he is safe and secure in his boat.

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