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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. When did the bottom tube on raft deflate?
2. What cities did Maralyn and Maurice tour in the United States?
3. What company that made the fabric of their life raft took Maralyn and Maurice to their factory in a helicopter?
4. After spending an hour fixing a hole on the raft, how long did the patch last before it drifted away?
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. What did doctors say about Maurice and Maralyn's physical condition?
2. How sick did Maurice become in Part 2, Chapter 13?
3. How were Maurice and Maralyn spotted by the crew of the Wolmi?
4. What was Maralyn's vision for the future and why?
5. What happened during the planned launch of the Auralyn II on June 4, 1975?
6. How were Maurice and Maralyn greeted in Honolulu?
7. Why was Maurice and Maralyn's book about their experience called 117 Days Adrift?
8. In what condition were Maurice and Maralyn after three week adrift?
9. 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?
10. Where did Maurice and Maralyn stay when they went to Korea?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Baileys were rescued by the South Korean fishing ship, the Wolmi. What was conveyed about compassion through their rescue?
Essay Topic 2
Maurice and Maralyn considered their chances of rescue after they lost their boat. What did their attitudes reveal about optimism and pessimism?
Essay Topic 3
People who are very different from one another are often attracted to each other. They complement and balance each other. How and why were Maurice and Maralyn attracted to one another, and what is conveyed about the idea that opposites attract in relationships?
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