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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day when Maurice decided to fish, did the dinghy overturn and Maurice had to swim to safety?
(a) June 9.
(b) June 5.
(c) June 1.
(d) June 18.

2. On what island did the Baileys live in the Channel Islands?
(a) Sark.
(b) Alderney.
(c) Guernsey.
(d) Herm.

3. What cities did Maralyn and Maurice tour in the United States?
(a) New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
(b) New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Indianapolis, Miami, and Washington, D.C.
(c) New York, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Boston.
(d) New York, Boston, Virginia Beach, Chicago, Denver, and Seattle.

4. When did Maurice and Maralyn see their third ship?
(a) April 10.
(b) April 11.
(c) April 22.
(d) April 4.

5. How long had the Wolmi 306 been at sea by the end of June 1973?
(a) 1 1/2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 2 1/2 years.

6. Where did Maurice and Maralyn stay with their publisher after returning to London?
(a) Bracklesham Bay.
(b) Lymington.
(c) Pagham.
(d) Southsea.

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

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

9. Where did journalists Ivor and Sally Davis invite the Baileys to stay?
(a) Santa Monica, California.
(b) Malibu, California.
(c) Catalina, California.
(d) Huntington Beach, California?

10. What time of day did Maurice and Maralyn eat the last piece of Dundee cake?
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Dinner.
(d) 8 p.m.

11. How many gallons of water were lost when the dinghy had a leak and had to be repaired?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

12. What were some cereals Maralyn listed to eat for breakfast in her diary?
(a) Dorset Muesli, Frosted Wheats, Quaker Oats Apple and Blueberry, Raisin Wheats, and Oatibix.
(b) Rice Krispies, Alpen, Shredded Wheat, Fruit and Fibre, Quaker Oats, and bran flakes.
(c) Weetabix, cornflakes, porridge,Farley's Rusks, shredded wheat, Rice Krispies, or Sugar Smacks.
(d) Shreddies, Weetabix, Ready brek, Scotts Porage Oats, and Alpen.

13. In Part 2, Chapter 15, how long was a whale shark that Maurice and Maralyn saw?
(a) 25 feet.
(b) 15 feet.
(c) 30 feet.
(d) 10 feet.

14. On what floor of the Sheraton Waikiki, did Maurice and Marilyn stay in the penthouse?
(a) 13th.
(b) 14th.
(c) 12th.
(d) 11th.

15. How long did it take Maralyn to make playing cards?
(a) 10 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) Half a day.
(d) A day and a half.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days did a California pilot have to hike when he crashed his small plane over the High Sierra mountains?

2. When did Maurice and Maralyn see a tanker and use the last of their flares?

3. What type of fish was the crew of the Wolmi 306 catching?

4. How old were Maurice and Maralyn when they were rescued?

5. When did the Wolni arrive in Korea?

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