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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How far did Maurice estimate they were from Ecuador when their boat sank?
(a) 180 miles.
(b) 110 miles.
(c) 250 miles.
(d) 200 miles.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where was Maurice Bailey working and living in 1962?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Derby.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Manchester.

10. How much water was Maurice able to retrieve from the Auralyn as she sank?
(a) 3 gallons.
(b) 5 liters.
(c) 2 gallons.
(d) 4 liters.

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

12. What was the name of a friend Maralyn made at the tax office where she worked in Southampton?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Anna.
(c) May.
(d) June.

13. In 1972, when was the last time that Falmouth was as cold as it was that June?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1892.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Maralyn and Maurice buy furniture and carpets for their new house?

3. In return for their help, where did Maurice and Maralyn take the Fosketts on a practice voyage?

4. What did it cost to cross through the Panama Canal?

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

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