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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section V - Wind and Waves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Uncle Dock call the wind?
(a) A troubled goddess.
(b) A raging bull.
(c) A fickle friend.
(d) A capricious lady.

2. When the winds pick up, what do the sailors do to the mainsail?
(a) They attach it to an additional sail.
(b) They tie it to make it smaller.
(c) They let it out to make it bigger.
(d) They bring it down and replace it with a wind-sail.

3. What does Cody call the two girls he sees walking down the beach toward him?
(a) Mermaids.
(b) Chicks.
(c) Wildlife.
(d) Fillies.

4. Who is the one person who doesn't cry in the midst of the storm?
(a) Cody.
(b) Brian.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Uncle Mo.

5. What does Brian plan to do, after Cody and Sophie get back from Wood Island?
(a) He plans an emergency rescue system in case someone is lost at sea.
(b) He plans a schedule of visits to Wood Island.
(c) He plans a chart of what each person is doing each day.
(d) He plans a buddy system so no one goes off alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the destructive wave hits the boat, how does Cody say he feels?

2. What does Uncle Dock injure in the wave?

3. In Sophie's story, what does Bompie's family trade for a car?

4. In Sophie's story, how does the little kid feel when people say the kid's parents have gone to heaven, a wonderful place?

5. What does Sophie say, when Cody is upset that his father berates him for going out to Wood Island?

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