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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section IV - Under Way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his journal, what animals does Cody compare his father with?
(a) A slug and a crab.
(b) A weasel and a snake.
(c) A cat and a spider.
(d) A shark and a jackel.

2. What kind of knot does Cody learn from Sophie?
(a) A double constrictor knot.
(b) A clove hitch.
(c) A power cinch.
(d) An alpine coil.

3. The first night out on the ocean, what appears in the water around the boat?
(a) Gulper eels.
(b) A seaweed forest.
(c) Phosphorescent plankton.
(d) Sea turtles.

4. What does Stew say Claire thought of him and his brothers when she was young?
(a) That they were idyllic heroes.
(b) That they were plain and childish.
(c) That they were aloof and mysterious.
(d) That they were snotty and disgusting.

5. What does Uncle Stew do for a living?
(a) He is an accountant.
(b) He is a medical assistant.
(c) He manages an apartment building.
(d) He sells insurance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what calls to the narrator at the beginning of the novel?

2. Which of the following is not one of the sides of Sophie?

3. What does Uncle Dock call the competitiveness among boat owners in Martha's Vineyard?

4. Why does Brian think no one likes him?

5. Who ends up driving Sophie to Connecticut?

(see the answer key)

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