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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 answers a number of questions of the __________ consul before finally getting some rest in the hospital.
(a) American.
(b) British.
(c) Local.
(d) Indian.

2. When Callahan finds a strange mass in the ocean, he dines on the small __________ and shrimp which are located there.
(a) Flounders.
(b) Crabs.
(c) Mussels.
(d) Birds.

3. Callahan watches from a distance as __________ bring fresh water to the ocean, although he can not get to it.
(a) Fishes.
(b) Birds.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Storms.

4. What does Callahan catch when he tries to do some line fishing on the boat in order to catch food in a new way?
(a) Puffer fish.
(b) Flouders.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Tuna.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Callahan estimates that he is eighteen days from ___________ so he rations out his food in order to make it the duration of the trip.

2. What does Callahan first hear as he prepares to make a difficult landing against the shore?

3. Why does Callahan turn on his beacon after drinking some of the tainted water? What does he think he hears?

4. What color is the light by which Callahan eats when he successfully traps another dorado fish?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the fix that Callahan uses on the lower tube, helping it to hold air better than the upper tube?

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

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

6. What does Callahan have to do before he can fix up the problem with the lower half of the life raft?

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

8. What happens to the raft as the winds begin to pick up around the raft as Callahan tries to navigate?

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

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

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