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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the couple's pet turtle die?
(a) April 30.
(b) April 20.
(c) April 28.
(d) April 15.

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

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

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

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

7. To whom did Maralyn pretend to write letters?
(a) Her mother.
(b) June.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

8. By the time the Wolmi 306 spotted Maurice and Maralyn, how long had it been since they had seen a ship?
(a) 51 days.
(b) 43 days.
(c) 38 days.
(d) 24 days.

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

10. After how many weeks adrift was the flesh falling off of Maurice and Maralyn's bodies and their bones poking through their skin?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

11. When did Maurice and Maralyn fly to Seoul?
(a) July 30.
(b) July 31.
(c) August 1.
(d) August 2.

12. What did Maralyn list to drink on her list of alternatives for meals?
(a) Milk, wine, tea, or coffee.
(b) Apple juice and tea or coffee.
(c) Tea or coffee.
(d) Orange juice, prune juice, and tea or coffee.

13. When did Maurice and Maralyn see a sixth ship?
(a) May 8.
(b) May 11.
(c) May 1.
(d) May 3.

14. What fish did Maurice and Maralyn eat when they were shipwrecked that had always been assumed to be poisonous?
(a) Yellow tailed grunts.
(b) Monkfish.
(c) Scorpionfish.
(d) Triggerfish.

15. What company that made the fabric of their life raft took Maralyn and Maurice to their factory in a helicopter?
(a) Maritime Safety Solutions.
(b) Revere.
(c) Arimar.
(d) Allied Polymer.

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. How many days after the third ship, did the couple see a fourth?

3. Where did Maurice and Maralyn move to a flat after living at the Bruces' mansion and then with Colin and June?

4. What menu did Maurice and Maralyn dream they would eat when they had a new boat?

5. How much time did Maralyn have to spend detangling the knots in her hair?

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