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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. What does Brian accuse Sophie of, when she's upset about the job she gets?
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Childishness.
(c) Weakness.
(d) Selfishness.

2. What not-so-good news do the travelers get when they call home?
(a) They learn that a job prospect for Stew has fallen through.
(b) They learn that Bompie is unwell.
(c) They learn that Sophie's parents have been frantic with worry.
(d) They learn that Cody's mother is leaving his father.

3. What purpose do end knots serve?
(a) To secure lines to the mast.
(b) To stop lines from pulling away from the deck fastenings.
(c) To stop lines from slipping through gromments.
(d) To secure lines to each other.

4. What does Cody do after dreaming about Sophie's story about Bompie and his father?
(a) Cody gets up and wanders restlessly around the boat.
(b) Cody wakes up his father.
(c) Cody wakes up Sophie.
(d) Cody goes up and sits on the deck, staring at the water.

5. What similarity does Brian notice and comment on among Sophie's Bompie stories?
(a) Bompie always creates conflict with other people.
(b) Bompie always disobeys his father.
(c) Bompie always gets into trouble in water.
(d) Bompie always tells the truth about his accidents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the gigantic wave that approaches behind the boat while Sophie is watching and Cody is at the wheel?

2. What is the trouble of the lone sailor the crew of The Wanderer talks to on the radio?

3. What does Uncle Stew really want to do for a living?

4. What does Cody catch his father juggling, as the group starts out to sea?

5. How does Cody feel about his father's lessons in radio code?

Short Essay Questions

1. What dreams does Cody have about Sophie, after the storms are over?

2. What gift does Cody give his father?

3. What do Sophie and Cody do to the sails of the boat, when they finally get them up again?

4. As Dock tells his story of the little girl, what does Cody realize about Sophie's stories?

5. What seems different to Cody about the way Brian bugs Sophie, as they near Bompie's?

6. What is the weather like, the first night on the open ocean?

7. In Sophie's story about Bompie and his father, why does Bompie visit his father?

8. What is the significance of the stops the boat makes before setting out to sea?

9. What settles the argument about where Bompie should live?

10. How does Cody describe the fog on the ocean journey?

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