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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 7-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Maralyn doing when Maurice rested after retrieving the last things from the Auralyn?
(a) Eating.
(b) Weeping.
(c) Organizing.
(d) Sleeping.

2. With the water they had, how much could Maralyn and Maurice drink daily?
(a) A pint.
(b) 2 cups.
(c) 2 pints.
(d) 3 cups.

3. When did the bottom tube on raft deflate?
(a) April 30.
(b) April 22.
(c) April 28.
(d) April 19.

4. What game did they play in the evenings when they anchored in a blue-water lagoon on Union Island?
(a) Gin Rummy.
(b) Scrabble.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Chess.

5. How far did Maurice and Marilyn travel from the Canaries to the Caribbean?
(a) 2,700 miles.
(b) 1,400 miles.
(c) 1,800 miles.
(d) 3,100 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time had they had from the time the whale struck until the Auralyn started to sink?

2. How long after the Auralyn sank did the couple run out of gas?

3. To whom did Maralyn pretend to write letters?

4. Eating what part of the fish they caught made Maurice and Maralyn thirsty?

5. How far were the islands where Maralyn had planned to spend her birthday from the nearest continental landmass?

(see the answer key)

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