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

2. In 1972, when was the last time that Falmouth was as cold as it was that June?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1869.

3. When was Maralyn's birthday?
(a) May 11.
(b) July 3.
(c) June 19.
(d) April 24.

4. When did Maralyn and Maurice get married?
(a) December 21, 1963.
(b) September 15, 1963.
(c) July 12, 1963.
(d) January 19, 1963.

5. What did it cost to cross through the Panama Canal?
(a) $29.34.
(b) $79.08.
(c) $8.47.
(d) $53.18.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many fishhooks did Maurice and Maralyn have?

2. What sign did Maralyn put on the calendar when they caught a turtle?

3. During their trip, how long did the writer Hiscock say that it might be between sightings of other ships?

4. When did Maurice and Maralyn see a ship that they could not hail with their flares?

5. How many ocean currents converged where the Baileys were stranded?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why did Maralyn start organizing after the ship sank?

2. What did Maurice and Maralyn have for food and water after their boat sank, and how did it have to be rationed?

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

4. How was the life raft constructed?

5. What did Maurice do after the Auralyn sank?

6. How long did it take to travel from the Canary Island to the Caribbean, and what was the trip like?

7. What were the problems with rowing?

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

9. How was the boat damaged?

10. What did Maurice and Maralyn do when their boat was damaged by a whale?

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