View a FREE sample

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 kind of storms are raging in the Atlantic before the start of the trans-Atlantic race?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

2. What does Callahan use from the radar reflector in order to help make a rain collector?
(a) Aluminum tubing.
(b) The rope.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The plastic cup.

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

4. Which of the tubes in the life raft begins to deflate as a result of the fish's actions on the side of the boat?
(a) Lower.
(b) Starboard.
(c) Aft.
(d) Upper.

5. What does Callahan rip off of the boat before he finally leaves it for the last time?
(a) A piece of the rope.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A portion of the sail.
(d) A sticker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Callahan eat the last of after the soup that he makes, though he is still realizes he is malnourished?

2. What is the source of the flash that Callahan sees when he wakes up in the middle of the night on April 20th?

3. What does Callahan feel are now exposed since he has lost his boat and all of its security?

4. What color is the light by which Callahan eats when he successfully traps another dorado fish?

5. Later, Callahan accidentally punches a hole in the ___________ of the boat, although he fixes it quickly.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 250 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample