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

2. When did the Wolni arrive in Korea?
(a) August 7.
(b) August 5.
(c) August 6.
(d) August 4.

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

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

5. How long had the couple been adrift by Maralyn's birthday on April 24?
(a) 7 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 8 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were some cereals Maralyn listed to eat for breakfast in her diary?

2. When did Maurice and Maralyn see a tanker and use the last of their flares?

3. On what island did the Baileys live in the Channel Islands?

4. How did Maurice spend his time after meals on the Wolmi in Part 3, Chapter 2?

5. How far away were Maurice and Maralyn from the Wolmi when Kim Min-chan, the chief deck man, spotted the object that turned about to be their dinghy and raft?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the waters calmed, how did Maurice and Maralyn supplement their diet of fish?

2. How were Maurice and Maralyn greeted in Honolulu?

3. What did doctors say about Maurice and Maralyn's physical condition?

4. How did Maralyn spend her birthday?

5. How did Maurice and Maralyn try to make flares when they used the last of theirs?

6. Where did Maurice and Maralyn stay when they went to Korea?

7. 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?

8. In what condition were Maurice and Maralyn after three week adrift?

9. What example did Elmhirst give that showed the importance of not giving up?

10. What type of ship was the Wolmi, and what journey had she been making?

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