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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What breaks in the wind?
(a) The spreader.
(b) The jib.
(c) The main boom.
(d) The masthead.

2. In his story about Rosalie, what does Uncle Dock trade for a boat rental?
(a) His tackle box.
(b) His bicycle.
(c) His camera.
(d) His fishing rod.

3. What do Brian and Sophie notice about the dolphins?
(a) They seem not to notice the boat and its crew.
(b) They seem to trust the boat and its crew.
(c) They seem to want to investigate the boat and its crew.
(d) They seem afraid of the boat and its crew.

4. Where is Rosalie leaving for?
(a) Germany.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

5. When the winds pick up, what do the sailors do to the mainsail?
(a) They bring it down and replace it with a wind-sail.
(b) They tie it to make it smaller.
(c) They let it out to make it bigger.
(d) They attach it to an additional sail.

6. What does Cody catch his father juggling, as the group starts out to sea?
(a) Pears.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Apples.
(d) Mangoes.

7. Does Bompie remember the stories Sophie tells him?
(a) Yes, he remembers everything Sophie recounts.
(b) No, he doesn't remember them at all.
(c) No, except for one story.
(d) Yes, except for the parts about being in the water.

8. Who does Sophie overhear talking about Uncle Stew losing his job?
(a) Uncle Stew and Uncle Dock.
(b) Uncle Stew and Uncle Mo.
(c) Brian and Uncle Mo.
(d) Brian and Uncle Dock.

9. What does the crew of The Wanderer do while they eat their food, after arriving on land?
(a) They talk wildly among themselves.
(b) They sing a song.
(c) They tell their story to strangers.
(d) Nothing.

10. What does Uncle Mo give his family as presents?
(a) Notebooks.
(b) Apples.
(c) Drawings.
(d) Stories.

11. How does Sophie sleep her first night on land?
(a) She falls asleep easily but dreams.
(b) She can't sleep.
(c) She sleeps soundly.
(d) She falls asleep easily but wakes.

12. What color is the gigantic wave that approaches behind the boat while Sophie is watching and Cody is at the wheel?
(a) Gray.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

13. What does Sophie wish, as the travelers cross through Wales?
(a) That they could go home.
(b) That they would stop more.
(c) That they would get to Bompie's quicker.
(d) That they would never see the sea again.

14. After the wave hits, who becomes "Mr. Fix-It"?
(a) Uncle Mo.
(b) Cody.
(c) Brian.
(d) Uncle Dock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Dock say, when Cody asks if Sophie knows what happened to her parents?

2. Why does Uncle Stew order Cody to turn off the electrics?

3. Where does the crew of The Wanderer go to get food once they arrive on land?

4. What name does Cody give the black bird that visits the boat?

5. What is Sophie doing that causes her to kneel on the deck just before she suddenly looks up and can't see anyone on deck?

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