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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section II - Shakedown.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who or what calls to the narrator at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) The sea.
(c) A friend.
(d) The wind.

2. 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 got more other work than the rest of them.
(d) That he's allergic to cleaning.

3. How does Sophie feel about climbing all the way up to the bosun's chair?
(a) She is excited to climb up.
(b) She doesn't let anyone know how she feels about it.
(c) She is willing to climb up, but doesn't really care.
(d) She is frightened to climb up.

4. Why does Sophie think Cody is a good teacher?
(a) He teaches them a song to help them learn.
(b) He uses pictures to help teach.
(c) His lesson starts simply and gets more complicated.
(d) He makes funny jokes.

5. Where do Cody and Sophie go, while Uncle Dock is tinkering with the electrics?
(a) To an antiques gallery.
(b) To an old shipwreck.
(c) To an art museum.
(d) To a bird sanctuary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Dock call the competitiveness among boat owners in Martha's Vineyard?

2. What warps Sophie's sense of time?

3. What dreamer-like thing does Sophie's father often do?

4. How many people can sleep on the boat?

5. What is the first leg of The Wanderer's planned journey?

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