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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 does Callahan realize he might need to do in order to hydrate himself if he can not get fresh water?
(a) A saltwater enema.
(b) Swim to shore.
(c) Soak in the ocean.
(d) Drink his reserves.

2. Later, Callahan accidentally punches a hole in the ___________ of the boat, although he fixes it quickly.
(a) Floor.
(b) Tube.
(c) Top.
(d) Side.

3. What does Callahan first hear as he prepares to make a difficult landing against the shore?
(a) Coast Guard.
(b) A man's voice.
(c) A bell.
(d) Engine.

4. What has become a frozen lump of rust, not very effective for signalling to passing ships?
(a) The Harpoon gun.
(b) Callahan himself.
(c) The space blanket.
(d) His flare gun.

5. What does Callahan catch, despite his weakness from the vomiting after drinking the water?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) Shrimp.
(c) Triggerfish.
(d) Shark.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Callahan realizes that his ___________ is fragile at his point of the trip but he banishes the doubt from his mind.

3. What is suddenly mixed in with the water Callahan has been trying to collect in the canopy?

4. Callahan decides that mankind is his ____________ and that he wants to live, even though he is in a terrible position.

5. Callahan uses loops of ___________ to help fix the speargun that he has cracked over time and with repeated use.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Callahan attempt to reinforce his cracked spearhead when he attempts to fish the next day after the incident with the dorado?

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

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

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