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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What still requires constant attention in order to function properly and to help Callahan survive?
(a) Solar still.
(b) His EPIRB.
(c) His fishing spear.
(d) The inner tube.

2. At dinner, Callahan eats a large amount of ____________ food, surprising everyone with the appetite he has.
(a) Creole.
(b) American.
(c) Raw.
(d) Indian.

3. What does a fish bite into, causing water to drain back out to sea, according to the observations of Callahan?
(a) The outer tube.
(b) The inner tube.
(c) Distillation bag.
(d) The bottom of the boat.

4. When Callahan looks at his sextant, he decides that he is too far __________ in his journey's plans.
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) East.

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

6. What color is the light by which Callahan eats when he successfully traps another dorado fish?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

7. Callahan estimates that he is eighteen days from ___________ so he rations out his food in order to make it the duration of the trip.
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Barbados.
(c) Antigua.
(d) Montenegro.

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

9. Later, Callahan accidentally punches a hole in the ___________ of the boat, although he fixes it quickly.
(a) Side.
(b) Tube.
(c) Floor.
(d) Top.

10. 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) Mathias.
(b) Ricardo.
(c) Joe.
(d) Tobias.

11. Callahan answers a number of questions of the __________ consul before finally getting some rest in the hospital.
(a) British.
(b) American.
(c) Indian.
(d) Local.

12. Callahan imagines that someday his ex-wife might dine upon a __________ which fed upon his corpse.
(a) Fish.
(b) Bear.
(c) Mussel.
(d) Sea urchin.

13. Callahan realizes too that he is beginning to be unable to taste the _________ in the water.
(a) Poison.
(b) Fish.
(c) Salt.
(d) Seaweed.

14. The drying stores of meat in the boat sag down to the floor, causing them to turn rancid because of the _____________.
(a) Weather.
(b) Moisture.
(c) Position.
(d) Salt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Callahan believe to be possible about the warmer climes he is now encountering on his trip?

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 drape on the top of his boat in order to help it dry out and to keep the canopy area cool?

4. What is polluting the water which is being captured in the solar still, according to Callahan's observations?

5. On what island does Callahan realize he has come to as he meets the fishermen in the boat?

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