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

2. After spending an hour fixing a hole on the raft, how long did the patch last before it drifted away?
(a) 2 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) Not quite 3 minutes.
(d) Barely a minute.

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

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

5. How long was Maurice and Maralyn's press conference when they landed in Hawaii?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far were the islands where Maralyn had planned to spend her birthday from the nearest continental landmass?

2. How did Maralyn spend her time after meals on the Wolmi in Part 3, Chapter 2?

3. What cities did Maralyn and Maurice tour in the United States?

4. To whom did Maralyn pretend to write letters?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Maurice and Maralyn move to Alderney and where did they live there?

2. Why did Maurice and Maralyn insist on keeping watch?

3. How were Maurice and Maralyn spotted by the crew of the Wolmi?

4. Why did Maurice and Maralyn make so many public appearances and do so many interviews when they returned to England?

5. How sick did Maurice become in Part 2, Chapter 13?

6. What schedule did Maurice and Maralyn keep on board the Wolmi?

7. What happened during the planned launch of the Auralyn II on June 4, 1975?

8. Why was Maurice and Maralyn's book about their experience called 117 Days Adrift?

9. How had Maralyn planned to spend her birthday?

10. When a storm approached on the day planned for their departure, why was it not possible to change the date, and what did they do?

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