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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Brian accuse Sophie of lying about?
(a) Catching a 20-pound fish.
(b) Being able to sail the boat on her own.
(c) Going clamming with Bompie.
(d) Having learned to sail when she was three.

3. In Sophie's story, what does Bompie's mother give him?
(a) A whistle.
(b) An apple pie.
(c) A book.
(d) An empty box.

4. What does Uncle Stew call six to eight foot waves?
(a) Kindergarten waves.
(b) Grade-school waves.
(c) Toddler waves.
(d) Baby waves.

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

6. What does Uncle Dock plan to teach the others on the journey?
(a) How to read charts.
(b) How to fly fish.
(c) How to read the weather.
(d) How to navigate by the stars.

7. What does Sophie want to fix on the boat?
(a) The rudder.
(b) The bilge.
(c) The sail.
(d) The mast.

8. What does Sophie say, when Cody is upset that his father berates him for going out to Wood Island?
(a) That at least he's worried about Cody.
(b) That Cody doesn't have to listen to him.
(c) That he doesn't know what he's talking about.
(d) That he's right, and they shouldn't have gone.

9. How old is Sophie?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Twelve.

10. What does Uncle Dock call the boat?
(a) His hobby.
(b) His baby.
(c) His pet.
(d) His monkey.

11. How does Sophie's mom say that Bompie remembers his stories?
(a) She says she doesn't know.
(b) She says he makes them up as he goes along.
(c) She says they're like pictures in his head.
(d) She says they're all filed in little boxes in his head.

12. What do the two girls on the beach ask Cody and Brian?
(a) Which way town is.
(b) What time it is.
(c) Where they come from.
(d) How long they're staying for.

13. What is the hardest part of killing and cleaning a bluefish for Sophie?
(a) Hauling in the fish.
(b) Breaking the spine.
(c) Filleting the fish.
(d) Bludgeoning the fish.

14. Who writes down all the things that need to be fixed on the boat on a clipboard?
(a) Cody.
(b) Uncle Dock.
(c) Uncle Stew.
(d) Brian.

15. Aside from Sophie, how many people are going on the sailing trip across the ocean?
(a) Seven.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brian think no one likes him?

2. Who is Sophie going to visit on the other side of the ocean?

3. What does Sophie imagine being when she grows up, while visiting Seal Cove?

4. How do Sophie's friends react to her explaining about her relationship with the sea?

5. What is used to lift the boat into the water?

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