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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What temperature is it most days, while Sophie and her relatives are working on the boat?
(a) Eighty-five.
(b) Sixty-five.
(c) Ninety-five.
(d) Seventy-five.

3. Aside from Sophie, how many people are going on the sailing trip across the ocean?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who or what calls to the narrator at the beginning of the novel?

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

4. Who keeps yelling at Sophie to put away her journal?

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

(see the answer key)

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