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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, 5, and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Maurice first start writing letters to the woman Maralyn had hoped would live with Maurice?
(a) October 28, 2002.
(b) December 9, 2003.
(c) May 14, 2003.
(d) August 11, 2002.

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

3. How much older was Maurice than Maralyn?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 9 years.

4. On the second night, how many hours did they row before resting?
(a) 1 1/2.
(b) 2.
(c) 2 1/2.
(d) 3.

5. After how many weeks adrift was the flesh falling off of Maurice and Maralyn's bodies and their bones poking through their skin?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Maralyn imagine living after they were rescued?

2. How large was the hole made in the boat by the whale?

3. On what day when Maurice decided to fish, did the dinghy overturn and Maurice had to swim to safety?

4. When did torrential rains start to fall?

5. For how much did Maurice and Maralyn decide to sell the full account of their story to the Daily Express?

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