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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. What color was the flag Maurice made from oilskin trousers?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Orange.

2. What was the name of the fisherman who threw a party in the Caribbean where Maralyn got "drunk as a lord" (45)?
(a) Dave.
(b) Bob.
(c) Rudy.
(d) Micky.

3. During the trip from the Canaries to the Caribbean, how many times did it rain?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

4. After the raft sprang a leak, how often did Maurice and Maralyn have to pump?
(a) Every 2 hours.
(b) 1 or 2 times an hour.
(c) Every hour.
(d) 2 or 3 times an hour.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What menu did Maurice and Maralyn dream they would eat when they had a new boat?

2. How long was Auralyn, the Bailey's yacht?

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

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. In Part 2, Chapter 15, how many boobies were Maurice and Maralyn able to catch for food?

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