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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section I - Preparations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe sailing?
(a) Like riding a wild beast.
(b) Like being inside a painting.
(c) Like floating in nothingness.
(d) Like flying over the water.

2. How old is Sophie?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Twelve.

3. What does one of Sophie's friends complain being on a boat would be like?
(a) Being watched all the time.
(b) Being on a roller coaster.
(c) Being at a job.
(d) Being a prisoner.

4. Who ends up driving Sophie to Connecticut?
(a) Her father.
(b) A friend of her parents.
(c) Both her parents.
(d) Her mother.

5. What dreamer-like thing does Sophie's father often do?
(a) Invent strange machines.
(b) Suggest going on exotic trips.
(c) Make up new business ideas.
(d) Draw fantastical pictures.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sophie combat her uncles' objections to her going on the trip?

2. Why did Sophie's family move?

3. What one thing does Sophie like about moving?

4. Aside from Sophie, how many people are going on the sailing trip across the ocean?

5. Who gave Sophie her journal?

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