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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What menu did Maurice and Maralyn dream they would eat when they had a new boat?
(a) Ham, brussels sprouts, apples, ice cream, cookies, and pudding.
(b) Beef, asparagus, oranges, chocolate cake, cheeses, and dark chocolate.
(c) Turkey, stuffing, green beans, banana cream pie, butterscotch pudding, and nuts.
(d) Melon, pork, applesauce, potatoes, cauliflower and cheese sauce, chocolate pudding, cheese and biscuits, and chocolate mints.

2. How did Maralyn spend her time after meals on the Wolmi in Part 3, Chapter 2?
(a) Copying out her dairy into a new notebook.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Making lists.
(d) Walking the deck.

3. When did the bottom tube on raft deflate?
(a) April 30.
(b) April 28.
(c) April 22.
(d) April 19.

4. How many reporters and cameramen did Suh estimate met the Wolni in Honolulu?
(a) 90.
(b) 150.
(c) 100.
(d) 80.

5. How long was Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine imprisoned by her husband Henry II?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 11 years.

6. How many days did the Baileys actually survive on the life raft?
(a) 118 and 1/3.
(b) 120 and 1/4.
(c) 116.
(d) 119.

7. How many days did a California pilot have to hike when he crashed his small plane over the High Sierra mountains?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

8. 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.

9. How old were Maurice and Maralyn when they were rescued?
(a) 40 and 32.
(b) 41 and 33.
(c) 38 and 30.
(d) 39 and 31.

10. When did torrential rains start to fall?
(a) March 31.
(b) April 6.
(c) April.
(d) End of March.

11. In Part 2, Chapter 15, how many boobies were Maurice and Maralyn able to catch for food?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

12. How many sharks did the couple catch and kill to eat in Part 2, Chapter 15?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

13. For how much did Maurice and Maralyn decide to sell the full account of their story to the Daily Express?
(a) 12,000 pounds.
(b) 8,000 pounds.
(c) 10,000 pounds.
(d) 15,000 pounds.

14. What first meal did Maurice and Maralyn have on board the Wolmi 306?
(a) Eggs, bread, and ham.
(b) Eggs, bread, and soup.
(c) Eggs, bread, and dried fruit.
(d) Eggs, bread, and corned beef.

15. What was the name of the publishing company that wanted to publish a book about the Baileys?
(a) The Nautical Publishing Company.
(b) Reilly & Britton Publishers.
(c) Hawthorn Books.
(d) Aero Publishers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What airlines landed daily in Hawaii in 1973?

2. On what islands had Maralyn planned to celebrate her birthday with friends?

3. To whom did Maralyn pretend to write letters?

4. By the time the Wolmi 306 spotted Maurice and Maralyn, how long had it been since they had seen a ship?

5. How many gallons of water were lost when the dinghy had a leak and had to be repaired?

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