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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 is used to lift the boat into the water?
(a) Good, old-fashioned muscle.
(b) A crane.
(c) A system of pulleys.
(d) A special dolly.

2. Which of the following is not one of the sides of Sophie?
(a) Absentminded and careless.
(b) Logical and down-to-earth.
(c) Dreamy and romantic.
(d) Hardheaded and impulsive.

3. Where does Sophie live while working on the boat?
(a) Uncle Stew's house.
(b) Uncle Mo's apartment.
(c) Uncle Dock's cottage.
(d) A rented cabin by the docks.

4. What does Sophie's father say about her trip?
(a) That he doesn't understand why she has to go.
(b) That he wishes he could go, too.
(c) That it's something she just has to do.
(d) That he is afraid for what might happen to her.

5. Why did some people object to the narrator sailing?
(a) They said she was too aloof.
(b) They said she was too young.
(c) They said she was too inexperienced.
(d) They said she was too clumsy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sophie and her family live previously?

2. Who gave Sophie her journal?

3. Who writes down all the things that need to be fixed on the boat on a clipboard?

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

5. When is the expedition planning to set sail?

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