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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. How long did the crossing from the Canaries to the Caribbean take Maurice and Maralyn?
(a) 24 days.
(b) 12 days.
(c) 32 days.
(d) 18 days.

2. How many days after the third ship, did the couple see a fourth?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 day.

3. If they were strict rationing, how long did Maralyn think their food would last?
(a) 25 days.
(b) Not quite 15 days.
(c) About 20 days.
(d) 18 days.

4. When did Maralyn propose that they sell their house, buy a boat, and live on board?
(a) September 1966.
(b) December 1966.
(c) October 1966.
(d) November 1966.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine imprisoned by her husband Henry II?

2. How long did it take Maralyn to make playing cards?

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

4. In Part 2, Chapter 15, how long was a whale shark that Maurice and Maralyn saw?

5. How many days at sea did it take the Bailey to travel from Falmouth to Spain's Galician coast?

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