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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. In 1972, when was the last time that Falmouth was as cold as it was that June?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1892.

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

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

4. How many days at sea did it take the Bailey to travel from Falmouth to Spain's Galician coast?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many fishhooks did Maurice and Maralyn have?

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

3. What diameter were the walls of the raft?

4. During their trip, how long did the writer Hiscock say that it might be between sightings of other ships?

5. How many windows did the raft have?

(see the answer key)

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