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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III - The Island.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the travelers use to practice juggling?
(a) Apples.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Bags of pretzels.
(d) Hard rolls.

4. In Sophie's story, why doesn't Bompie get along with the pastor?
(a) Bompie messed up the cakes for the local bake sale.
(b) Bompie always makes a fuss when he is in church.
(c) Bompie is dating the pastor's daughter and brings her home late.
(d) The pastor has a conflict with Bompie's father about a piece of pasture.

5. Who gave Sophie her journal?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Uncle Dock.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What insult do Cody and Brian call each other after the baptism celebration?

2. What does Uncle Stew call Sophie?

3. Which of the following is not one of the "lands" Sophie is usually in?

4. In the story Sophie tells, what does Bompie use to try to cross the Ohio River?

5. In Sophie's story, what does Bompie do to the pastor during the baptism?

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