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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 Stew call Sophie?
(a) The orphan.
(b) The tag-along.
(c) The outsider.
(d) The leftover.

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

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

4. What does the crew call the new bilge box?
(a) Bebe.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Bucky.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie throw out over the water, after Brian makes a comment about Sophie's mother?

2. What does the tall, lanky woman say is on Wood Island?

3. In the story Sophie tells, what does Bompie tell himself while he rushes to get to the other side of the river?

4. What does Stew say Claire thought of him and his brothers when she was young?

5. What material does the boat-maker use in a technique to help his work stay smooth?

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