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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Sophie sleep her first night on land?
(a) She can't sleep.
(b) She falls asleep easily but wakes.
(c) She falls asleep easily but dreams.
(d) She sleeps soundly.
2. In his story about Rosalie, what does Uncle Dock trade for a boat rental?
(a) His bicycle.
(b) His fishing rod.
(c) His tackle box.
(d) His camera.
3. Where does the crew of The Wanderer go to get food once they arrive on land?
(a) To a fast-food drive-through.
(b) To a pub.
(c) To a fancy restaurant.
(d) To a vending machine.
4. What is the trouble of the lone sailor the crew of The Wanderer talks to on the radio?
(a) He is having electrical trouble and needs to know his location.
(b) He is having leakage and needs advice.
(c) He is having mechanical problems and needs someone to call the Coast Guard.
(d) He is ill and needs someone to cheer him up.
5. What goes wrong with the boat's mainsail?
(a) Two gromments are torn out.
(b) A rip appears near the mast.
(c) It breaks free from a line.
(d) It tangles with the lines.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many miles has The Wanderer traveled, at the beginning of Chapter 35?
2. Does Bompie remember the stories Sophie tells him?
3. What does Uncle Mo give his family as presents?
4. What do the voyagers conclude that the blips they're seeing on their radar are?
5. What did Cody's dad ask him after getting off the phone with Cody's mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. What dreams does Cody have about Sophie, after the storms are over?
2. What are Sophie and Uncle Dock's attitudes toward the autohelm?
3. What quotation from Tennyson does Uncle Dock yell out?
4. What do Stew and Mo argue about?
5. What makes it difficult to find Bompie's house in the town of Thorpe?
6. When everyone is up on deck in the midst of the storm, and Sophie sees them from the helm, what does she see?
7. How does Sophie describe life on the boat in the turbulent water?
8. What does Cody notice that Sophie does when retelling the story of their journey?
9. What does Mo do after he gets back from the trip?
10. What is the significance of the stops the boat makes before setting out to sea?
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