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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. To whom did Maralyn pretend to write letters?

2. By the time Maralyn and Maurice were having their next boat built, what was the VAT tax?

3. What fruits did Maralyn have on a list of alternatives for meals?

4. How many reporters and cameramen did Suh estimate met the Wolni in Honolulu?

5. What fish did Maurice and Maralyn eat when they were shipwrecked that had always been assumed to be poisonous?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What problems did the couple have as April became May?

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

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

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. How had Maralyn planned to spend her birthday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Being on the ocean was only possible with "man-made defenses to mitigate the experience" (114). What was revealed about the challenges of being adrift and the alienness of the ocean landscape to humans?

Essay Topic 2

Maurice depended on Maralyn to navigate life and help him deal with people. When she was gone, she was all he wanted to talk about. How did Maurice deal with grief and life after Maralyn died?

Essay Topic 3

Maurice and Maralyn vacillated between hope and despair when they were adrift. What is communicated about survival and the importance of meeting physical and psychological needs?

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