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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. What is the new color that Callahan can now see when he is looking out onto the horizon?
(a) Blue.
(b) Gray.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

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

3. Since he is thirsty enough, Callahan decides to drink water from the ____________, although it makes him sick.
(a) Bottom of the boat.
(b) Canopy.
(c) Ocean.
(d) Coffee can.

4. Callahan's family has learned of his rescue through a chain of _____________ contacts.
(a) CB radio.
(b) Coast Guard.
(c) Government.
(d) Local.

5. From what besides the radar reflector does Callahan take the remnants in order to help make a crude rain collector?
(a) His clothing.
(b) His book.
(c) The solar still.
(d) The emergency kit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Callahan use from the radar reflector in order to help make a rain collector?

3. The fishermen decide to through their hooks into the water and catch most of the ____________ of Callahan.

4. What remained inflated with the new sticky gum fix that Callahan comes up with during his ill state?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main problem Callahan's family is having with the Coast Guard in an effort to rescue him from the ocean?

2. What does Callahan do to celebrate the sight of land in the distance?

3. What is able to help Callahan replenish his water supply for a bit while the stills continue to be temperamental?

4. What happens when the dorado that Callahan tries to catch struggles with him during the process?

5. What is the first sign of land what Callahan sees when he wakes up during the night on April 20th?

6. What was the warning that Callahan's ex-wife had given him, which Callahan now recalls?

7. How had the fishermen come to find Callahan's boat in the water?

8. What does Callahan decide he needs to banish from his mind if he is to survive in the boat?

9. What happens to the boat as a result of the fish fighting with Callahan during his attempts to catch it?

10. Who does Callahan suddenly imagine as his crew when he begins to see that fish is not going to sate him anymore?

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