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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the raft sprang a leak, how often did Maurice and Maralyn have to pump?
(a) Every 2 hours.
(b) 2 or 3 times an hour.
(c) 1 or 2 times an hour.
(d) Every hour.

2. Officials from what countries greeted Maurice and Maralyn in Honolulu?
(a) Korea and Britain.
(b) Korea, U.S., and Britain.
(c) Korea and the U.S.
(d) Korea,Britain, and France.

3. When did the couple's pet turtle die?
(a) April 15.
(b) April 28.
(c) April 20.
(d) April 30.

4. How many days did a California pilot have to hike when he crashed his small plane over the High Sierra mountains?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

5. Where did Maralyn imagine living after they were rescued?
(a) A two-masted sailing boat.
(b) Catamaran.
(c) In a house in England.
(d) 60-foot yacht.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of fish made Maralyn vomit?

2. How much water did the couple manage to catch after two hours of rain?

3. How many days did the Baileys actually survive on the life raft?

4. What diameter were the walls of the raft?

5. What were some cereals Maralyn listed to eat for breakfast in her diary?

(see the answer key)

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