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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Death, Life, A Man Alone, and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has atrophied so severely that Callahan is unable to keep himself upright?
(a) Arms.
(b) Back.
(c) Neck.
(d) Legs.

2. What does Callahan feel are now exposed since he has lost his boat and all of its security?
(a) His soul.
(b) Chances of survival.
(c) Nerves.
(d) Skin.

3. The strobe light atop the ship's ________ continues to blink as Callahan watches the boat move away from him.
(a) Rudder.
(b) Port.
(c) Aft.
(d) Mast.

4. Where does Callahan go to as a result of the storm which takes on his boat suddenly?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Portugal.

5. Callahan decides it is his __________ which allows him to survive in the boat and in the world.
(a) Truth.
(b) Cleverness.
(c) Experience.
(d) Reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wakes Callahan up in the middle of the night and in the middle of the storm after he went to bed?

2. What does Callahan catch, despite his weakness from the vomiting after drinking the water?

3. Which people are constantly amazed Callahan has come so far in such a little boat?

4. How often does Callahan need to pump air into the the lower tube of the raft since the fix didn't work?

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

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