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

2. What type of whale hit the Bailey's boat?
(a) Sperm.
(b) Orca.
(c) Baleen.
(d) Gray.

3. Where did Maralyn and Maurice go to a steel band concert when they were in the Caribbean?
(a) St. Vincent.
(b) Dominica.
(c) Antigua.
(d) Guadeloupe.

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

5. Where did Maralyn and Maurice buy furniture and carpets for their new house?
(a) Grantham.
(b) Nottingham.
(c) Leicester.
(d) Wolverhampton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did it cost to cross through the Panama Canal?

2. How many tins did the couple manage to save from their sunk boat?

3. On the second night, how many hours did they row before resting?

4. When was Maralyn's birthday?

5. Once the boat is delivered in 1968, how many years did it take Maralyn and Maurice to finish the interior?

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