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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. When is the expedition planning to set sail?
(a) The first week in June.
(b) The last week in June.
(c) The last week in July.
(d) The first week in July.

2. Who gave Sophie her journal?
(a) Uncle Dock.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her mother.

3. What does Sophie say when Cody asks what happened to her parents?
(a) That she doesn't want to talk about it.
(b) That she doesn't remember.
(c) Nothing, that they're in Kentucky.
(d) She pretends she doesn't hear him.

4. Who is Sophie going to visit on the other side of the ocean?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her aunt.

5. What is Cody always doing while he works?
(a) Tilting his head to the side to examine what he's doing.
(b) Flexing his muscles.
(c) Humming or singing.
(d) Snapping and tapping.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does Uncle Dock estimate that the whole trip will take?

3. Who keeps yelling at Sophie to put away her journal?

4. What does Uncle Stew call six to eight foot waves?

5. What does Cody offer to teach the others on the trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cody's mom tell him when he talks to her on the phone?

2. What does Sophie's mother do?

3. What habit of speech does Cody have that annoys most of the people on the boat?

4. What does Uncle Dock do, when the fog comes in, and how does it affect Sophie?

5. Describe the nightmare the narrator has.

6. What does Uncle Dock call and tell Sophie about their planned departure?

7. What happens to the car in Sophie's story about Bompie?

8. Why does everyone react strangely when Sophie explains what she plans to teach?

9. How do the three brothers react when Brian asks if Stew has heard Sophie's baptism story before?

10. Describe the baptism Sophie attends.

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