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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. A passing __________ informs Callahan that all but four of the competitors are behind him.
(a) Cruise ship.
(b) Coast Guard helicopter.
(c) Race boat.
(d) Freighter.

2. In order to speed up his movement, Callahan decides to pull up the raft's underwater _____________.
(a) Propeller.
(b) Rudder.
(c) Tubes.
(d) Anchor.

3. What does Callahan notice his boat is reluctant to do as he is getting ready to leave it as it begins to take on water?
(a) Float.
(b) Move.
(c) Sink.
(d) Rock.

4. What does Callahan think he hears when he is resting beneath the canopy of his boat?
(a) Aircraft.
(b) Another boat.
(c) His ex-wife.
(d) God.

5. What does Callahan struggle to release as soon as he finds himself in water waist deep?
(a) His life raft.
(b) The EPIRB.
(c) A box of supplies.
(d) His flares.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of fish does Callahan decide would yield more vitamins and minerals than other fish in the area?

2. With the wide range of _____________, only the dawn and the dusk give Callahan any relief during his trip.

3. In the dead of the night, Callahan has to fight off _________ in order to make sure that he is safe and secure in his boat.

4. What revives Callahan during his moment of health crisis when he is cleaning a dorado on the boat?

5. What does Callahan wake to find in his boat when he decides to get some sleep during the storm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Callahan is able to kill a Dorado fish which has been running into his boat?

2. How does Callahan begin to store food so that he may not run out of anything during times when he can not fish?

3. What is one of the signs that the life raft Callahan is using for survival is not holding air as well as it used to?

4. What happened as a result of Callahan's readings of Tinkerbell when he was a child?

5. What happens to the harpoon gun that Callahan has had on the boat with him during his journey?

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

7. How does Callahan decide to ease his digestion as the lack of bowel movements are becoming uncomfortable and upsetting to him?

8. 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?

9. What happens as a result of Callahan fixing up the holes in his raft as he is sailing along in the water?

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

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