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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men are supposedly able to fit inside of the life raft Callahan now inhabits?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

2. What happens to the bottom of the older solar still, even with the many efforts of Callahan to fix it?
(a) It goes missing one day.
(b) Nothing.
(c) It rots clean through.
(d) It is broken off by a shark.

3. How high are the waves that Callahan faces when he decides that he wants to squeak past the Finisterre?
(a) 5 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 40 feet.
(d) 20 feet.

4. With the wide range of _____________, only the dawn and the dusk give Callahan any relief during his trip.
(a) Waves.
(b) Food options.
(c) Temperatures.
(d) Water needs.

5. What does Callahan do in order to get himself ready for the worsening storm before going to bed?
(a) He signals for help.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He gathers extra water.
(d) An inspection.

6. Callahan becomes _________ at the sight of his lost boat and his lost dream, it seems.
(a) Determined.
(b) Angry.
(c) Focused.
(d) Depressed.

7. While Callahan appreciates the simple __________ of the natural world, he still yearns to be rescued from his condition.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Pleasures.
(c) Foods.
(d) Activities.

8. What almost overcomes Callahan as he is out on the boat cleaning up a fish so as to not waste any of the parts?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Heatstroke.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Depression.

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

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

11. What does Callahan scramble to collect when there is a sudden rainfall on his boat?
(a) Water for drinking.
(b) His dry clothing.
(c) More fish.
(d) His journal.

12. What does Callahan struggle to release as soon as he finds himself in water waist deep?
(a) The EPIRB.
(b) A box of supplies.
(c) His life raft.
(d) His flares.

13. Callahan comes to realize that his dreams are dependent on his survival in the ___________ world.
(a) Emotional.
(b) Modern.
(c) Survival.
(d) Physical.

14. Why doesn't anyone on the freighter that Callahan spots see that he is signaling them to see him?
(a) He's not been reported missing.
(b) No one is on deck.
(c) His flare gun doesn't work.
(d) It is moving too quickly.

15. What kind of fish does Callahan decide would yield more vitamins and minerals than other fish in the area?
(a) Carnivore.
(b) Herbivore.
(c) Small.
(d) Gelatinous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who travels with Callahan during his first trip near the Scilly Isles on the way to Penzance?

2. In order to handle the fish which continue to batter his ship, Callahan refines his ___________ technique.

3. How high is the water in the boat as it begins to take on water after Callahan wakes up from his deep sleep?

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

5. What is in the soup of rainwater that gives Callahan something new and different to eat in his diet?

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