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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section IV - Under Way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sophie want to fix on the boat?
(a) The bilge.
(b) The mast.
(c) The sail.
(d) The rudder.

2. Why does Brian think no one likes him?
(a) He thinks people misinterpret everything he says.
(b) He thinks he just doesn't understand how to talk to people.
(c) He has no idea why.
(d) He thinks they're jealous of his intelligence.

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

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

5. What does Sophie think of Brian's lecture on points of sail?
(a) He is helpful and informative.
(b) His explanations are too complicated.
(c) His lecture is too boring.
(d) His examples are too simplistic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What similarity does Brian notice and comment on among Sophie's Bompie stories?

2. What does Uncle Stew do for a living?

3. The first night out on the ocean, what appears in the water around the boat?

4. Why does Uncle Stew order Cody to turn off the electrics?

5. What did Cody's dad ask him after getting off the phone with Cody's mother?

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