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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. What color was the flag Maurice made from oilskin trousers?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Orange.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

2. How long after the Auralyn sank did the couple run out of gas?
(a) Nearly 2 weeks.
(b) 1 1/2 weeks.
(c) Not quite 3 weeks.
(d) 2 1/2 weeks.

3. Once the boat is delivered in 1968, how many years did it take Maralyn and Maurice to finish the interior?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

4. How much water was Maurice able to retrieve from the Auralyn as she sank?
(a) 2 gallons.
(b) 5 liters.
(c) 3 gallons.
(d) 4 liters.

5. When they were dating, how long did Maralyn and Maurice take a holiday with her parents in Cumbria?
(a) A week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) A weekend.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did Maurice and Marilyn travel from the Canaries to the Caribbean?

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

3. In what suburb did Maralyn and Maurice buy their first home?

4. How far did Maurice believe they were from the Galapagos when their boat sank?

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

(see the answer key)

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