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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) Melon, pork, applesauce, potatoes, cauliflower and cheese sauce, chocolate pudding, cheese and biscuits, and chocolate mints.
(d) Turkey, stuffing, green beans, banana cream pie, butterscotch pudding, and nuts.

2. Where did Maurice and Maralyn move to a flat after living at the Bruces' mansion and then with Colin and June?
(a) Bentley Way.
(b) High Street.
(c) Solent Avenue.
(d) Grove Road.

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

4. How far were the islands where Maralyn had planned to spend her birthday from the nearest continental landmass?
(a) 2,500 miles.
(b) 1,800 miles.
(c) 3,000 miles.
(d) 4,100 miles.

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

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

7. What round-the-world yacht race did the Baileys launch in Portsmouth?
(a) Clipper Round.
(b) Ocean Race.
(c) Whitbread.
(d) Golden Globe.

8. 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.

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

10. How wide was a sore Maurice had on his spine?
(a) Nearly an inch.
(b) 3/4 inch.
(c) Almost 2 inches.
(d) 1/4 inch.

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

12. What time did the couple wake and go on deck when they were on the Wolmi?
(a) Dawn.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) Mid-morning.
(d) 6 a.m.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What hotel did Maurice and Maralyn stay in when they went to Seoul?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 15, how many boobies were Maurice and Maralyn able to catch for food?

3. What was the name of a man Maurice hallucinated was on the raft?

4. What fruits did Maralyn have on a list of alternatives for meals?

5. When the flares ran out, what did Maurice and Maralyn use to wrap kerosene-dipped rags to make flares?

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