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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 game did they play in the evenings when they anchored in a blue-water lagoon on Union Island?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Scrabble.
(c) Chess.
(d) Gin Rummy.

2. How many ocean currents converged where the Baileys were stranded?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

3. In return for their help, where did Maurice and Maralyn take the Fosketts on a practice voyage?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Spain.
(c) Norway.
(d) Portugal.

4. When did the couple see a whale 20 feet behind them?
(a) March 17.
(b) March 14.
(c) March 16.
(d) March 15.

5. How far did Maurice estimate they were from Ecuador when their boat sank?
(a) 180 miles.
(b) 110 miles.
(c) 250 miles.
(d) 200 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take the Baileys to gather supplies and their belongings when they decided to abandon their boat?

2. In 1972, when was the last time that Falmouth was as cold as it was that June?

3. What sign did Maralyn put on the calendar when they caught a turtle?

4. What vehicle was Maralyn driving when she and Maurice met?

5. When did the Swedish warship, Vasa, sink a mile offshore on her maiden voyage?

(see the answer key)

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