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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Callahan, fueled by his dream, grows up to be a _________ and ship designer, eventually designing his own small craft.
(a) Doctor.
(b) Adventurer.
(c) Explorer.
(d) Sailor.

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

3. 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) Heatstroke.
(b) Depression.
(c) Feelings.
(d) Malaria.

4. When does Callahan hope to reach his destination on his journey across the ocean?
(a) February 20.
(b) February 4.
(c) February 25.
(d) February 21.

5. Who travels with Callahan during his first trip near the Scilly Isles on the way to Penzance?
(a) No one.
(b) Julia.
(c) Chris.
(d) Catherine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the race that Callahan wants to enter in order to find out whether he is fit for a trans-Atlantic trip?

2. Which of the boats quickly takes the lead when the trans-Atlantic race finally begins at the start of the book?

3. In order to speed up his movement, Callahan decides to pull up the raft's underwater _____________.

4. While the new contraption Callahan has made with the gun works, the __________ he catches is almost lost to the water in a struggle.

5. Callahan begins to realize that __________ are another reality he is able to perceive when he is on the boat.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Callahan get the supplies he needs as he moves to his new location in the life raft?

2. What kind of dream is Callahan having when he wakes up in the night to crashing waves in the boat?

3. What are some of the leisure activities Callahan indulges in when he is on the Napoleon Solo?

4. Why is it important for the harpoon gun to have a strap on it, according to Callahan?

5. How long does Callahan calculate it will take the boat to reach the shipping lanes of the ocean?

6. Why does Callahan want to have calmer weather, even though it might mean that he has a longer time until he might reach the shipping lanes?

7. What does Callahan do when he finally catches a triggerfish to eat when on the boat?

8. What is the fear that Callahan has when he begins to think he has reached the shipping lanes in the ocean?

9. Why does Callahan decide to grab supplies as his ship is going down, aside to aid him in survival?

10. Why does Callahan decide to eat more of the herbivore fish than the Dorado fish?

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