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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Maurice Bailey working and living in 1962?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Derby.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Liverpool.

2. What diameter were the walls of the raft?
(a) 6 feet 9 inches.
(b) 5 feet 2 inches.
(c) 3 feet 8 inches.
(d) 4 feet 6 inches.

3. How many pencils did Maurice retrieve from the Auralyn?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. Eating what part of the fish they caught made Maurice and Maralyn thirsty?
(a) Livers.
(b) Roe.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Gills.

5. What street did Marice live on in 1962?
(a) Allens Square.
(b) Rose Hill St.
(c) Kentish Court.
(d) Cheyne Walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were the lines Maurice used to attach the dinghy to the raft?

2. When did it finally rain for the first time?

3. What game did they play in the evenings when they anchored in a blue-water lagoon on Union Island?

4. When did Maurice and Maralyn see a ship that they could not hail with their flares?

5. What type of car did Maurice drive after his two years of military service?

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