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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Maralyn want to travel on a boat?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) Australia.
(c) South America.
(d) Africa.

2. What diameter were the walls of the raft?
(a) 4 feet 6 inches.
(b) 3 feet 8 inches.
(c) 6 feet 9 inches.
(d) 5 feet 2 inches.

3. On the second night, how many hours did they row before resting?
(a) 2 1/2.
(b) 2.
(c) 1 1/2.
(d) 3.

4. How long after the Auralyn sank did the couple run out of gas?
(a) Nearly 2 weeks.
(b) 1 1/2 weeks.
(c) Not quite 3 weeks.
(d) 2 1/2 weeks.

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

6. How many ocean currents converged where the Baileys were stranded?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

7. What biography did Maralyn manage to save when the ship sank?
(a) Richard III.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) James Cook.
(d) Mary Queen of Scots.

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

9. Where did Maurice serve two years of military service?
(a) Belize.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Canada.
(d) Egypt.

10. Once the boat is delivered in 1968, how many years did it take Maralyn and Maurice to finish the interior?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

11. If they were strict rationing, how long did Maralyn think their food would last?
(a) Not quite 15 days.
(b) About 20 days.
(c) 25 days.
(d) 18 days.

12. With the water they had, how much could Maralyn and Maurice drink daily?
(a) A pint.
(b) 2 pints.
(c) 3 cups.
(d) 2 cups.

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

14. What vehicle was Maralyn driving when she and Maurice met?
(a) Vauxhall Cresta.
(b) Hillman Minx.
(c) Austin A30.
(d) Ford Anglia.

15. In what setting does the story begin?
(a) Onboard a boat.
(b) In a dream.
(c) In a cafe, planning their trip.
(d) At Maralyn and Maurice's home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the Swedish warship, Vasa, sink a mile offshore on her maiden voyage?

3. When Maurice returned from military service, where would he take Bob to climb?

4. What color was the flag Maurice made from oilskin trousers?

5. When did Maurice and Maralyn see a ship that they could not hail with their flares?

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