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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not one of the sides of Sophie?

3. In the story Sophie tells, what does Bompie tell himself while he rushes to get to the other side of the river?

4. What does Cody think about all the stops The Wanderer makes?

5. Who gave Sophie her journal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Uncle Dock give Sophie's mother, that encourages Sophie's mother to let her daughter go on the trip?

3. How do the dolphins act when they come up to the boat?

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

5. What does the tall, lanky woman that Cody and Sophie meet show them?

6. Describe the baptism Sophie attends.

7. What does Sophie think of the Ohio River?

8. Describe the nightmare the narrator has.

9. How does Brian act when he walks on the beach with Cody and Sophie?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The Wanderer" contains many instances of conflict. Discuss the three types of conflict in the novel.

1) What conflicts in the novel are Man versus Man? How are these conflicts significant in the novel?

2) What conflicts in the novel are Man versus Nature? How are these conflicts significant in the novel?

3) What conflicts in the novel are Man versus Himself? How are these conflicts significant in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

One of Sophie's primary personality traits is curiosity. Discuss Sophie's curiosity.

1) Why is Sophie curious about every new thing she encounters? Why does she ask so many questions?

2) Why does Sophie imagine living the lifestyles of new people she meets? What does imagining different lives do for Sophie?

3) How is Sophie's curiosity and enthusiasm contrasted with Brian's negativity and practicality? Is Sophie a dreamer because of her curiosity and enthusiasm?

Essay Topic 3

One of the primary themes of the novel is identity. Discus identity in the novel.

1) What elements help Sophie to find her identity and sense of self? Why does Sophie find it difficult to find her identity and where she fits into the world?

2) How do family, experience, memory, careers, and heritage affect identity in the novel?

3) How is storytelling a part of building identity for Sophie? What other ways do characters build or understand their identities?

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