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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sophie sleep her first night on land?
(a) She sleeps soundly.
(b) She falls asleep easily but dreams.
(c) She falls asleep easily but wakes.
(d) She can't sleep.

2. When Cody first thinks he spots land, what does it turn out to be?
(a) A fog bank.
(b) A ship.
(c) An iceberg.
(d) A cloud.

3. What animals come to The Wanderer on its way out of the Bay of Fundy?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Seals.
(c) Tuna.
(d) Dophins.

4. What job does Sophie always end up with in the windstorm?
(a) Handling the helm.
(b) Managing the jib.
(c) Bailing out the water.
(d) Fastening the boom.

5. What breaks in the wind?
(a) The spreader.
(b) The masthead.
(c) The main boom.
(d) The jib.

6. In Sophie's story, where does Bompie go to see the ocean?
(a) Maine.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Virginia.
(d) New Jersey.

7. After the wave hits, who becomes "Mr. Fix-It"?
(a) Uncle Dock.
(b) Brian.
(c) Cody.
(d) Uncle Mo.

8. Who does Bompie look like?
(a) Uncle Mo.
(b) Uncle Dock.
(c) Brian.
(d) Uncle Stew.

9. Who is the one person who doesn't cry in the midst of the storm?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Cody.
(c) Uncle Mo.
(d) Brian.

10. What does Uncle Stew really want to do for a living?
(a) He wants to be a sailor.
(b) He doesn't know.
(c) He wants to be an artist.
(d) He wants to be a firefighter.

11. What do Brian and Sophie notice about the dolphins?
(a) They seem afraid of the boat and its crew.
(b) They seem not to notice the boat and its crew.
(c) They seem to trust the boat and its crew.
(d) They seem to want to investigate the boat and its crew.

12. Who does Sophie overhear talking about Uncle Stew losing his job?
(a) Uncle Stew and Uncle Mo.
(b) Brian and Uncle Mo.
(c) Brian and Uncle Dock.
(d) Uncle Stew and Uncle Dock.

13. What is Sophie doing that causes her to kneel on the deck just before she suddenly looks up and can't see anyone on deck?
(a) Fastening a line.
(b) Repairing a leak.
(c) Examining a pump.
(d) Tying her shoe.

14. What does Sophie compare the experience of the wave to?
(a) Being baptized.
(b) Being a fish.
(c) Being in a washing machine.
(d) Being born.

15. How does Cody contact the ship?
(a) Flag signals.
(b) VHF radio.
(c) Ham radio.
(d) UHF radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Bompie an apple pie?

2. What type of ship does Cody contact?

3. Who keeps looking over Sophie's shoulder while she tries to write in her journal in the car?

4. In Sophie's story, how does Bompie get back to Kentucky after his visit to the ocean?

5. After the wave hits, who pulls Sophie below the hatch?

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