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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many gallons of water were contaminated by seawater?
2. Since Maurice and Maralyn had been sailing on the Pacific, how many ships had they seen when their boat sank?
3. How many days at sea did it take the Bailey to travel from Falmouth to Spain's Galician coast?
4. What was the name of a friend Maralyn made at the tax office where she worked in Southampton?
5. How long after the Auralyn sank did the couple run out of gas?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Maurice and Maralyn do when their boat was damaged by a whale?
2. What was Maurice's life like before he met Maralyn?
3. What happened on March 4, 1973?
4. What damaged the boat on March 4, 1973?
5. When did Maurice and Maralyn leave England and sail to the Canary Islands, and why did they leave then?
6. How did Maurice and Maralyn try to use the turtles to pull them across the ocean?
7. What did Maurice think their chances of surviving were, and what did he tell Maralyn?
8. What navigational tools did Maurice have?
9. Where did Maurice estimate they are after the Auralyn sank?
10. How was the life raft constructed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in A Marriage at Sea when relating conversations? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand people, emotions, events, or ideas?
Essay Topic 2
The shipwreck tested Maurice and Maralyn's marriage. How would you describe the couple’s relationship and how it changed after the shipwreck?
Essay Topic 3
Juxtaposition is a literary device that uses elements side by side to highlight their similarities and differences. How is juxtaposition used in A Marriage at Sea?
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