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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. If they drifted approximately 25 miles a day, how many days would it take to reach the longitude of the Galapagos?
(a) 11.
(b) Not quite 15.
(c) 8.
(d) About 12.

2. How many hours on their second night did Maurice and Maralyn alternate rowing?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

3. After four nights of rowing, how many miles did the Baileys travel to the south?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

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

5. How far did Maurice believe they were from the Galapagos when their boat sank?
(a) 350 miles.
(b) 400 miles.
(c) 300 miles.
(d) 250 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did Maralyn take the watch on March 4?

2. How much space did the Baileys have to store their belongings in the raft?

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

4. How many flares did the Baileys try to light when they saw a ship in Part 2, Chapter 4?

5. Since Maurice and Maralyn had been sailing on the Pacific, how many ships had they seen when their boat sank?

(see the answer key)

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