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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who or what calls to the narrator at the beginning of the novel?
(a) The wind.
(b) The sea.
(c) A friend.
(d) Her aunt.

5. Who is Sophie going to visit on the other side of the ocean?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sophie and her family live previously?

2. What reason does Uncle Mo give for not helping to clean?

3. How does the narrator describe sailing?

4. What does Sophie want to fix on the boat?

5. What does Sophie's father say about her trip?

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