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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 use from the radar reflector in order to help make a rain collector?
(a) Aluminum tubing.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The rope.
(d) The plastic cup.

2. How does Callahan continue to work at night, even though the darkness prevents him from seeing what he is doing?
(a) Instinct.
(b) Superior night vision.
(c) A flashlight on his head.
(d) He doesn't work at night.

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

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) Tuna.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Puffer fish.
(d) Flouders.

5. Who comes to the island in order to give Callahan a new wardrobe to wear after his journey?
(a) His family.
(b) The American media.
(c) A movie director.
(d) His ex-wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Once the temperatures have turned warm, Callahan has no more fears of ___________ taking hold at night.

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

4. Where does Callahan want to go in order to get his mail before he flies back to Maine?

5. Callahan realizes too that he is beginning to be unable to taste the _________ in the water.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Callahan do when he realizes that he may be about two weeks from land?

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

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

5. What is the relationship that Callahan suddenly imagines with the dorado fish as they move past his boat?

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

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

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

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

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

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