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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 canopy of the raft?
(a) Orange.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Yellow-green.

2. What type of car did Maurice drive after his two years of military service?
(a) Moris Minor.
(b) Rover P4.
(c) Vaxhall Cresta.
(d) Hillman Minx.

3. How many flares did the Baileys try to light when they saw a ship in Part 2, Chapter 4?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. How far were Maurice and Maralyn form a coast when the boat sank?
(a) Thousands of miles.
(b) Hundreds of miles.
(c) 1,012 miles.
(d) 980 miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were the lines Maurice used to attach the dinghy to the raft?

2. When Maurice returned from military service, where would he take Bob to climb?

3. If they drifted approximately 25 miles a day, how many days would it take to reach the longitude of the Galapagos?

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

5. Where did Maralyn want to travel on a boat?

(see the answer key)

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