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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 uses loops of ___________ to help fix the speargun that he has cracked over time and with repeated use.
(a) Tape.
(b) Rubber.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Rope.

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

3. The __________ keeps slumping over, causing Callahan to have to blow it up every ten or fifteen minutes.
(a) Canopy
(b) Sail.
(c) Bed.
(d) Still.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Callahan's need for __________ completely contradicts his need for food, water, and shelter.

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

3. How does Callahan continue to work at night, even though the darkness prevents him from seeing what he is doing?

4. Why do Callahan's legs continue to swell up when he walks, though he has been told to rest more?

5. What is the destination that Callahan aims for since he does not want to end up having to sail for 30 more days?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Callahan miss most about the early days of his new journey on the seas alone?

4. What does Callahan decide he wants to eat when he is in the hospital, refusing other types of nourishment?

5. What does Callahan finally realize about the way a man's life is measured in terms of its worth to others?

6. How does Callahan attempt to plot his likely course as he begins to recover from his illness?

7. What are the three parts in which Callahan decides his mind has been split into as a result of this trip on the sea?

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

9. How does Callahan try to lure other fish to his boat in order to catch more food for his stockpile?

10. What is the new source of food that Callahan finds which he has not seen in a while on his journey?

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