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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section I - Preparations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Sophie's family move?
(a) Sophie's mother got a new job.
(b) Sophie's father wanted to be near his family.
(c) Sophie's mother missed the Kentucky mountains.
(d) Sophie's father inherited a house.

2. What temperature is it most days, while Sophie and her relatives are working on the boat?
(a) Seventy-five.
(b) Sixty-five.
(c) Ninety-five.
(d) Eighty-five.

3. What reason does Uncle Mo give for not helping to clean?
(a) That he's a lousy cleaner.
(b) That he's too tired to clean.
(c) That he's allergic to cleaning.
(d) That he's got more other work than the rest of them.

4. What one thing does Sophie like about moving?
(a) Being able to start over from scratch.
(b) Seeing a new part of the country.
(c) Meeting new friends.
(d) Decorating a new room.

5. What does Uncle Mo do most of the time while the group is working on the boat?
(a) He lays in the sun and sleeps.
(b) He walks around the boat making "hmm" noises.
(c) He yells at his son.
(d) He scrubs down the sides of the boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sophie?

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

3. What does Sophie want to fix on the boat?

4. How does the narrator describe sailing?

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

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