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

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

3. Callahan decides that mankind is his ____________ and that he wants to live, even though he is in a terrible position.
(a) Tribe.
(b) Belief.
(c) God.
(d) Witness.

4. What jumps into Callahan's raft and he tries to use it for bait, though it is unsuccessful?
(a) Worm.
(b) Puffer fish.
(c) Flying fish.
(d) Smelt.

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

6. 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?
(a) A pocket knife.
(b) Paperclip.
(c) Butter knife.
(d) Pen.

7. Callahan realizes that his ___________ is fragile at his point of the trip but he banishes the doubt from his mind.
(a) Emotional state.
(b) Faith.
(c) Boat.
(d) Health.

8. What does Callahan catch when he tries to do some line fishing on the boat in order to catch food in a new way?
(a) Puffer fish.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Flouders.
(d) Tuna.

9. What is Callahan careful not to mistake a static cloud for in the distance as he is sailing out in the sea?
(a) A bag of trash.
(b) A mountain range.
(c) A fish.
(d) A person.

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

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

12. What remained inflated with the new sticky gum fix that Callahan comes up with during his ill state?
(a) The upper tube.
(b) Solar still.
(c) The inner tube.
(d) The lower tube.

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

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

15. Unbeknownst to Callahan, __________ has been trying to rescue him, but has been facing an uncooperative Coast Guard.
(a) His wife.
(b) His family.
(c) The military.
(d) The President.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who corrects the issue with the Napoleon Solo's mistaken label which allows the search to continue?

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 Callahan did not know is that the Coast Guard did not list the Napoleon Solo as __________ since another ship was found.

4. Callahan watches from a distance as __________ bring fresh water to the ocean, although he can not get to it.

5. Callahan's attention begins to be split between the _________ and the horizon as his situation grows ever more desperate.

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