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

2. Callahan estimates that he is eighteen days from ___________ so he rations out his food in order to make it the duration of the trip.
(a) Montenegro.
(b) Barbados.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Antigua.

3. What was the name of Callahan's ex-wife, who he remembers on what would have been another wedding anniversary?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Anna.
(c) Frisha.
(d) Marie.

4. Why do Callahan's legs continue to swell up when he walks, though he has been told to rest more?
(a) High sodium content.
(b) The sun.
(c) Not drinking enough water.
(d) Lack of muscle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What jumps into Callahan's raft and he tries to use it for bait, though it is unsuccessful?

2. What isn't tight enough to keep the boat from losing air after the damage was done by the fish?

3. Who comes to the island in order to give Callahan a new wardrobe to wear after his journey?

4. What does Callahan realize he might need to do in order to hydrate himself if he can not get fresh water?

5. Callahan scans the horizon for __________ while being haunted by thoughts of food and drink.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Callahan finally fix the hole that has been ruining the solar still that he tries to use?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What can't Callahan do because of his declining health and hydration, even though he is filled with heartbreak?

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

9. What is the damage which Callahan notices has occurred on his fishing spear, making it less effective?

10. What does Callahan not have to worry about at night anymore now that the weather has turned warm?

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