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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who keeps yelling at Sophie to put away her journal?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her teachers.
(d) Her friends.

5. When is the expedition planning to set sail?
(a) The last week in July.
(b) The first week in July.
(c) The first week in June.
(d) The last week in June.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does one of Sophie's friends complain being on a boat would be like?

3. What does Uncle Dock call the boat?

4. Where does Sophie live while working on the boat?

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

(see the answer key)

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