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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. Where was Maurice Bailey working and living in 1962?

3. What type of whale hit the Bailey's boat?

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

5. Where did Maralyn and Maurice buy furniture and carpets for their new house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When did Maurice and Maralyn leave England and sail to the Canary Islands, and why did they leave then?

4. What were the problems with rowing?

5. What did Maurice do after the Auralyn sank?

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

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

8. How was the life raft constructed?

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

10. How did Maurice and Maralyn meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maralyn spent a great deal of time writing in her diary when the couple was adrift. Why was writing so important to her, and how did it become a coping mechanism?

Essay Topic 2

On the life raft, Maralyn immediately got busy organizing. Why did Maralyn try to stay busy on the life raft?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and individuals is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of A Marriage at Sea? How does that point of view influence what readers understand and feel about the information presented?

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