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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 7-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since Maurice and Maralyn had been sailing on the Pacific, how many ships had they seen when their boat sank?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

2. What fruits did Maralyn have on a list of alternatives for meals?
(a) Apples, bananas, and oranges.
(b) Plums, apples, and pears.
(c) Oranges, melon, and apricots.
(d) Grapefruit, melon, and prunes.

3. What was the name of a friend Maralyn made at the tax office where she worked in Southampton?
(a) Anna.
(b) June.
(c) Margaret.
(d) May.

4. On what day when Maurice decided to fish, did the dinghy overturn and Maurice had to swim to safety?
(a) June 9.
(b) June 5.
(c) June 18.
(d) June 1.

5. What biography did Maralyn manage to save when the ship sank?
(a) James Cook.
(b) Richard III.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Mary Queen of Scots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Maralyn imagine living after they were rescued?

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

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

4. After how many weeks adrift was the flesh falling off of Maurice and Maralyn's bodies and their bones poking through their skin?

5. When the flares ran out, what did Maurice and Maralyn use to wrap kerosene-dipped rags to make flares?

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