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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, 5, and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long did it take Maralyn to make playing cards?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) A day and a half.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) Half a day.

3. How far were Maurice and Maralyn form a coast when the boat sank?
(a) Thousands of miles.
(b) Hundreds of miles.
(c) 1,012 miles.
(d) 980 miles.

4. What time did the couple wake and go on deck when they were on the Wolmi?
(a) Mid-morning.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) Dawn.
(d) 5 a.m.

5. When did the Baileys set sail for Patagonia?
(a) July 15, 1975.
(b) May 5, 1975.
(c) August 4, 1975.
(d) June 4, 1975.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had the couple been adrift by Maralyn's birthday on April 24?

2. After four nights of rowing, how many miles did the Baileys travel to the south?

3. Where did journalists Ivor and Sally Davis invite the Baileys to stay?

4. During their trip, how long did the writer Hiscock say that it might be between sightings of other ships?

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

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