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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. What does Uncle Dock call the competitiveness among boat owners in Martha's Vineyard?
(a) Boat bombast.
(b) Boat envy.
(c) Boat boxing.
(d) Boat attitude.

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

3. Why did Sophie's family move?
(a) Sophie's father inherited a house.
(b) Sophie's mother got a new job.
(c) Sophie's father wanted to be near his family.
(d) Sophie's mother missed the Kentucky mountains.

4. What temperature is it most days, while Sophie and her relatives are working on the boat?
(a) Eighty-five.
(b) Seventy-five.
(c) Sixty-five.
(d) Ninety-five.

5. What one thing does Sophie like about moving?
(a) Seeing a new part of the country.
(b) Meeting new friends.
(c) Being able to start over from scratch.
(d) Decorating a new room.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Sophie's story, what does Bompie's mother give him?

3. What does Sophie imagine being when she grows up, while visiting Seal Cove?

4. What does Sophie throw out over the water, after Brian makes a comment about Sophie's mother?

5. Who ends up driving Sophie to Connecticut?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Sophie do after she and her relatives get The Wanderer into the water?

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

5. Describe the baptism Sophie attends.

6. How long have Sophie's uncles wanted to sail across the ocean?

7. What does Sophie think of the boat when she first sees it?

8. What does Sophie think of the Ohio River?

9. Why does Uncle Mo worry while Cody and Sophie are away visiting Wood Island?

10. What story does Sophie tell Cody about a little kid she knows?

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