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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section V - Wind and Waves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Sophie's family move?
(a) Sophie's father inherited a house.
(b) Sophie's mother missed the Kentucky mountains.
(c) Sophie's mother got a new job.
(d) Sophie's father wanted to be near his family.

2. How many miles has The Wanderer traveled, at the beginning of Chapter 35?
(a) Around 2,300.
(b) Around 800.
(c) Around 1,800.
(d) Around 1,300.

3. The first night out on the ocean, what appears in the water around the boat?
(a) A seaweed forest.
(b) Gulper eels.
(c) Sea turtles.
(d) Phosphorescent plankton.

4. In the story Sophie tells, what does Bompie tell himself while he rushes to get to the other side of the river?
(a) Gosh almighty, gosh almighty!
(b) Mush-ye, mush-ye!
(c) Oh no, oh no!
(d) Giddy-up, giddy-up!

5. Who ends up driving Sophie to Connecticut?
(a) Both her parents.
(b) A friend of her parents.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Sophie combat her uncles' objections to her going on the trip?

3. Who is Sophie going to visit on the other side of the ocean?

4. What does Brian accuse Sophie of lying about?

5. What does Cody tell his father, as the sail-less boat is whipped by the waves?

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