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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was Maurice born?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1935.

2. When did Maralyn and Maurice get married?
(a) December 21, 1963.
(b) July 12, 1963.
(c) September 15, 1963.
(d) January 19, 1963.

3. How far did Maurice believe they were from the Galapagos when their boat sank?
(a) 250 miles.
(b) 350 miles.
(c) 400 miles.
(d) 300 miles.

4. Where did Maurice and Maralyn anchor and meet up with their friends?
(a) British Virgin Islands.
(b) Martinique.
(c) Antigua.
(d) Barbados.

5. When Maurice returned from military service, where would he take Bob to climb?
(a) Stanage.
(b) Milestone Edge.
(c) Kinder Scout.
(d) Froggatt.

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

7. When did Maralyn propose that they sell their house, buy a boat, and live on board?
(a) October 1966.
(b) September 1966.
(c) November 1966.
(d) December 1966.

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

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

10. How many gallons of water were contaminated by seawater?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

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

13. When Maurice adjusted the sails, at what speed did he keep the boat moving?
(a) 2-3 knots.
(b) 3 knots.
(c) 1-2 knots.
(d) 4 knots.

14. How much older was Maurice than Maralyn?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 9 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the fisherman who threw a party in the Caribbean where Maralyn got "drunk as a lord" (45)?

2. What color was the canopy of the raft?

3. How much water was Maurice able to retrieve from the Auralyn as she sank?

4. On the second night, how many hours did they row before resting?

5. Once the boat is delivered in 1968, how many years did it take Maralyn and Maurice to finish the interior?

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