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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section V - Wind and Waves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What level does Uncle Dock say the gale is?
(a) Force-ten.
(b) Force-nine.
(c) Force-eleven.
(d) Force-eight.

2. When dolphins come to the side of the boat, how big are their groups?
(a) Groups of nine or ten.
(b) Groups of two or three.
(c) Groups of four or five.
(d) Groups of six or seven.

3. How many miles has The Wanderer traveled, at the beginning of Chapter 35?
(a) Around 1,800.
(b) Around 800.
(c) Around 1,300.
(d) Around 2,300.

4. 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 lays in the sun and sleeps.
(c) He walks around the boat making "hmm" noises.
(d) He yells at his son.

5. How does the narrator describe sailing?
(a) Like riding a wild beast.
(b) Like flying over the water.
(c) Like floating in nothingness.
(d) Like being inside a painting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Sophie combat her uncles' objections to her going on the trip?

3. What do the travelers use to practice juggling?

4. When the winds pick up, what do the sailors do to the mainsail?

5. What color is the sky when The Wanderer arrives at Seal Cove?

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