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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 Brian accuse Sophie of lying about?
(a) Being able to sail the boat on her own.
(b) Catching a 20-pound fish.
(c) Going clamming with Bompie.
(d) Having learned to sail when she was three.

2. What color is the sky when The Wanderer arrives at Seal Cove?
(a) Rose and lavender.
(b) Deep blue and black.
(c) Grey and white.
(d) Yellow and orange.

3. What material does the boat-maker use in a technique to help his work stay smooth?
(a) Plastic wrap.
(b) Rubber.
(c) Steel wool.
(d) Canvas.

4. What does Sophie's mother do when Sophie calls?
(a) She keeps bursting into tears.
(b) She just tells Sophie to talk.
(c) She keeps repeating how great it is to talk to Sophie.
(d) She asks endless questions.

5. What advice does Sophie give Cody when he feels stuck on Grand Manan?
(a) It's not where you're going that's important, it's how you get there.
(b) It's not where you are that's importnat, it's who you are.
(c) It's how you think about where you are that makes the difference between happy and sad.
(d) A bad attitude will make the good things that start to happen invisible.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sophie?

2. How does Bompie act when Sophie' mother calls him?

3. How does the narrator describe sailing?

4. What does Cody think Sophie is afraid of?

5. What does Cody think about all the stops The Wanderer makes?

(see the answer key)

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