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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Callahan want to go in order to get his mail before he flies back to Maine?
(a) Spain.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Antigua.

2. How does Callahan continue to work at night, even though the darkness prevents him from seeing what he is doing?
(a) Superior night vision.
(b) A flashlight on his head.
(c) He doesn't work at night.
(d) Instinct.

3. Callahan scans the horizon for __________ while being haunted by thoughts of food and drink.
(a) Clouds.
(b) Ships.
(c) Sunlight.
(d) Land.

4. What is polluting the water which is being captured in the solar still, according to Callahan's observations?
(a) Saltware.
(b) Bird excrement.
(c) Bird feathers.
(d) Seaweed.

5. What is the destination that Callahan aims for since he does not want to end up having to sail for 30 more days?
(a) Cuba.
(b) West Indies.
(c) Bahamas.
(d) Gaudeloupe.

6. While Callahan was once a fiercely independent man, he now understands man to be a _________ animal.
(a) Simple.
(b) Compassionate.
(c) Weak.
(d) Social.

7. What does Callahan do with the space blanket? What does he decide to use it for now?
(a) A pillow.
(b) Water catching.
(c) A fishing net.
(d) A solar still.

8. When Callahan wakes up on March 19, he is still mourning the loss of the _____________ from the day before.
(a) Triggerfish.
(b) Harpoon.
(c) Solar still.
(d) Dorado.

9. What does Callahan come across as he is sailing around on April 6th on the ocean?
(a) A stretch of trash and pollution.
(b) A sand bar.
(c) A ship.
(d) A deserted island.

10. What does Callahan fear what he will land against when he is finally at the shoreline and near land?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Deadly fish.
(c) Other boats.
(d) Coral reef.

11. What is the name of the man who offers to let Callahan stay in his hotel while he rests and decides what to do next?
(a) Joe.
(b) Ricardo.
(c) Tobias.
(d) Mathias.

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

13. What does Callahan use in order to try to fix the breach in the life raft as caused by the fish?
(a) Foam.
(b) Sponge.
(c) Tape.
(d) A shoe.

14. What decides to loiter around the boat, causing Callahan to have troubles sleeping one night while he is already thirst and depressed?
(a) A freighter.
(b) A shark.
(c) A loud storm.
(d) A friendly dolphin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The __________ keeps slumping over, causing Callahan to have to blow it up every ten or fifteen minutes.

2. The fishermen decide to through their hooks into the water and catch most of the ____________ of Callahan.

3. Callahan even creates a contraption which might collect drinking water from the ______________.

4. Callahan answers a number of questions of the __________ consul before finally getting some rest in the hospital.

5. Callahan wonders how close he is to the _____________ as he works to keep the lower tube of the raft inflated.

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