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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. What warps Sophie's sense of time?
(a) The rhythm of the waves.
(b) The cloudy skies.
(c) Duty watches.
(d) Kitchen duty.

2. After the wave hits, who pulls Sophie below the hatch?
(a) Uncle Dock.
(b) Brian.
(c) Uncle Stew.
(d) Uncle Mo.

3. How does the narrator describe sailing?
(a) Like riding a wild beast.
(b) Like floating in nothingness.
(c) Like being inside a painting.
(d) Like flying over the water.

4. What does Cody discover his father doing below deck?
(a) Punching a pillow.
(b) Crying.
(c) Tearing up a letter.
(d) Hiding something under his mattress.

5. What insult do Cody and Brian call each other after the baptism celebration?
(a) Sour pus.
(b) Ignoramus stupid-head.
(c) Knuckleheaded doofus.
(d) No-good no-nothing know-it-all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Dock call the boat?

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

3. What color is the sky when The Wanderer arrives at Seal Cove?

4. What does one of Sophie's friends complain being on a boat would be like?

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

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