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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section I - Preparations.

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 lays in the sun and sleeps.
(d) He walks around the boat making "hmm" noises.

2. Which of the following is not one of the sides of Sophie?
(a) Dreamy and romantic.
(b) Hardheaded and impulsive.
(c) Absentminded and careless.
(d) Logical and down-to-earth.

3. How many people can sleep on the boat?
(a) Eight.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

4. What reason does Uncle Mo give for not helping to clean?
(a) That he's too tired to clean.
(b) That he's a lousy cleaner.
(c) That he's got more other work than the rest of them.
(d) That he's allergic to cleaning.

5. Who keeps yelling at Sophie to put away her journal?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her teachers.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Sophie's family move?

2. Where did Sophie and her family live previously?

3. Who or what calls to the narrator at the beginning of the novel?

4. What does Sophie's father say about her trip?

5. When is the expedition planning to set sail?

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