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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 much time had they had from the time the whale struck until the Auralyn started to sink?
(a) 40 minutes.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) 50 minutes.
(d) 65 minutes.

2. What street did Marice live on in 1962?
(a) Allens Square.
(b) Rose Hill St.
(c) Cheyne Walk.
(d) Kentish Court.

3. When was Maralyn's birthday?
(a) April 24.
(b) June 19.
(c) May 11.
(d) July 3.

4. What was Maralyn doing when Maurice rested after retrieving the last things from the Auralyn?
(a) Eating.
(b) Organizing.
(c) Weeping.
(d) Sleeping.

5. What was the name of a man Maurice hallucinated was on the raft?
(a) Martin.
(b) Wayne.
(c) Walter.
(d) David.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Maurice Bailey working and living in 1962?

2. What was the first creature Maurice and Madalyn killed to eat?

3. How wide was a sore Maurice had on his spine?

4. When did the couple see a whale 20 feet behind them?

5. When did Maurice and Maralyn see a ship that they could not hail with their flares?

(see the answer key)

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