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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time did Maralyn take the watch on March 4?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 3 a.m.

2. When did the couple see a whale 20 feet behind them?
(a) March 16.
(b) March 14.
(c) March 17.
(d) March 15.

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

4. How many hours on their second night did Maurice and Maralyn alternate rowing?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much space did the Baileys have to store their belongings in the raft?

2. On the second night, how many hours did they row before resting?

3. Since Maurice and Maralyn had been sailing on the Pacific, how many ships had they seen when their boat sank?

4. How many flares did the Baileys try to light when they saw a ship in Part 2, Chapter 4?

5. How far were Maurice and Maralyn form a coast when the boat sank?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Maurice considered asking Maralyn to marry him, what things was he not willing to give up or tolerate?

2. How was the boat damaged?

3. What happened when the Baileys saw a ship heading east in Part 2, Chapter 5?

4. What was Maurice's life like before he met Maralyn?

5. How did Maurice and Maralyn meet?

6. What was Maurice and Maralyn's wedding like?

7. How did Maurice and Maralyn try to use the turtles to pull them across the ocean?

8. How did Maralyn make fishhooks after she discovered theirs were missing?

9. What damaged the boat on March 4, 1973?

10. Where did Maurice estimate they are after the Auralyn sank?

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