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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 do the voyagers conclude that the blips they're seeing on their radar are?
(a) Small boats.
(b) Wind funnels.
(c) Rain clouds.
(d) Whales.

2. The first night out on the ocean, what appears in the water around the boat?
(a) Phosphorescent plankton.
(b) Sea turtles.
(c) A seaweed forest.
(d) Gulper eels.

3. In the story Sophie tells, what does Bompie use to try to cross the Ohio River?
(a) A fallen tree.
(b) A freeway bridge.
(c) An electrical wire.
(d) A train track.

4. In Sophie's story, what does Bompie's mother give him?
(a) An apple pie.
(b) An empty box.
(c) A whistle.
(d) A book.

5. What does Uncle Mo do most of the time while the group is working on the boat?
(a) He walks around the boat making "hmm" noises.
(b) He lays in the sun and sleeps.
(c) He scrubs down the sides of the boat.
(d) He yells at his son.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sophie?

2. In Sophie's story, how does the little kid feel when people say the kid's parents have gone to heaven, a wonderful place?

3. What level does Uncle Dock say the gale is?

4. What does Uncle Dock call the wind?

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

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