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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did it cost to cross through the Panama Canal?
(a) $79.08.
(b) $53.18.
(c) $29.34.
(d) $8.47.

2. Where did Maralyn and Maurice go to a steel band concert when they were in the Caribbean?
(a) Guadeloupe.
(b) Antigua.
(c) Dominica.
(d) St. Vincent.

3. Where did Maralyn and Maurice buy furniture and carpets for their new house?
(a) Wolverhampton.
(b) Nottingham.
(c) Leicester.
(d) Grantham.

4. After four nights of rowing, how many miles did the Baileys travel to the south?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

5. When did the couple see a whale 20 feet behind them?
(a) March 17.
(b) March 15.
(c) March 14.
(d) March 16.

6. Eating what part of the fish they caught made Maurice and Maralyn thirsty?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Roe.
(c) Gills.
(d) Livers.

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

8. How many pencils did Maurice retrieve from the Auralyn?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

9. When they were dating, how long did Maralyn and Maurice take a holiday with her parents in Cumbria?
(a) A weekend.
(b) A week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 days.

10. In return for their help, where did Maurice and Maralyn take the Fosketts on a practice voyage?
(a) Spain.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Norway.

11. When did the Swedish warship, Vasa, sink a mile offshore on her maiden voyage?
(a) 1688.
(b) 1638.
(c) 1609.
(d) 1628.

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

13. How far did Maurice and Marilyn travel from the Canaries to the Caribbean?
(a) 1,400 miles.
(b) 2,700 miles.
(c) 1,800 miles.
(d) 3,100 miles.

14. How long were the lines Maurice used to attach the dinghy to the raft?
(a) 10 feet.
(b) 12 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 25 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was the canopy of the raft?

2. In what setting does the story begin?

3. What street did Marice live on in 1962?

4. When did Maralyn propose that they sell their house, buy a boat, and live on board?

5. What game did they play in the evenings when they anchored in a blue-water lagoon on Union Island?

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