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

2. How long does it take for the Napoleon Solo to become seaworthy in order to attempt his desired journey?
(a) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) One year.
(d) One day.

3. What is the new color that Callahan can now see when he is looking out onto the horizon?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) Green.

4. What does Callahan mount on the top of the canopy in order to try to collect any rainwater when the storms come up?
(a) Tupperware container.
(b) A coffee mug.
(c) A coffee can.
(d) Nothing.

5. When the final solar still finally breaks, Callahan only has _______ and dorado for sustenance as well as his emergency water supply.
(a) Paper.
(b) Medication.
(c) Energy bars.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in the triggerfish that Callahan finds, which adds to the nutrition he is able to enjoy?

2. What did Callahan pack which he felt he had good luck in bringing with him, though he hadn't expected to use it?

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

4. When Callahan looks at his sextant, he decides that he is too far __________ in his journey's plans.

5. How long is the race that Callahan wants to enter in order to find out whether he is fit for a trans-Atlantic trip?

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