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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the source of the flash that Callahan sees when he wakes up in the middle of the night on April 20th?
(a) Lighthouse.
(b) A bomb.
(c) Flare gun.
(d) An airplane.

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

6. What does Callahan decide to use in order to fix up the hole that continues to blow out in his boat?
(a) Tape.
(b) His finger.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Fork.

7. What does Callahan lose as the raft begins to swirl around in a circle as he is attempting to navigate?
(a) Precious time.
(b) The solar still.
(c) The map.
(d) His sextant.

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

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

10. Callahan watches from a distance as __________ bring fresh water to the ocean, although he can not get to it.
(a) Clouds.
(b) Fishes.
(c) Birds.
(d) Storms.

11. The fishermen decide to through their hooks into the water and catch most of the ____________ of Callahan.
(a) Ancestors.
(b) Doggies.
(c) Friends.
(d) Saviors.

12. 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) He doesn't work at night.
(c) Instinct.
(d) A flashlight on his head.

13. Why do Callahan's legs continue to swell up when he walks, though he has been told to rest more?
(a) The sun.
(b) Lack of muscle.
(c) Not drinking enough water.
(d) High sodium content.

14. 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) Aft.
(b) Upper.
(c) Lower.
(d) Starboard.

15. When Callahan finds a strange mass in the ocean, he dines on the small __________ and shrimp which are located there.
(a) Birds.
(b) Mussels.
(c) Flounders.
(d) Crabs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Callahan decide to use as a tip for his spear in order to fix the spear he has had for the duration of the trip?

2. Once the temperatures have turned warm, Callahan has no more fears of ___________ taking hold at night.

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

4. Few people are hopeful that Callahan is alive back home, causing many to _______________.

5. Callahan uses loops of ___________ to help fix the speargun that he has cracked over time and with repeated use.

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