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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sign did Maralyn put on the calendar when they caught a turtle?
(a) Cross.
(b) A square.
(c) A circle.
(d) An X.

2. When did Maurice and Maralyn see a ship that they could not hail with their flares?
(a) March 14.
(b) March 13.
(c) March 12.
(d) March 11.

3. When did the couple's pet turtle die?
(a) April 20.
(b) April 28.
(c) April 15.
(d) April 30.

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

5. How much space did the Baileys have to store their belongings in the raft?
(a) 7.5 feet.
(b) About 6 feet.
(c) 4.5 feet.
(d) Less than 5 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did the couple wake and go on deck when they were on the Wolmi?

2. How far were Maurice and Maralyn form a coast when the boat sank?

3. What was the name of a man Maurice hallucinated was on the raft?

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

5. How many ocean currents converged where the Baileys were stranded?

(see the answer key)

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