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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section V - Wind and Waves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sophie say, when Cody is upset that his father berates him for going out to Wood Island?
(a) That Cody doesn't have to listen to him.
(b) That he's right, and they shouldn't have gone.
(c) That at least he's worried about Cody.
(d) That he doesn't know what he's talking about.

2. How does Cody contact the ship?
(a) VHF radio.
(b) UHF radio.
(c) Flag signals.
(d) Ham radio.

3. What does Cody offer to teach the others on the trip?
(a) How to cook omelettes.
(b) How to draw.
(c) How to dance.
(d) How to juggle.

4. What kind of "life insurance" does Sophie imagine getting at the end of Chapter 33?
(a) Insurance that life will be interesting.
(b) Insurance that life will be long.
(c) Insurance that life will be quiet and stable.
(d) Insurance that life will be happy.

5. What does Sophie want to fix on the boat?
(a) The sail.
(b) The rudder.
(c) The bilge.
(d) The mast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What breaks in the wind?

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

3. What does Uncle Dock call the boat?

4. What material does the boat-maker Cody, Brian, and Sophie visit mainly work with?

5. Of the GPS, ham radio, and radar, what is still working after the massive wave?

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