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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where is Rosalie leaving for?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

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

6. How do the travelers get from Ireland to Wales?
(a) On a bridge.
(b) In a plane.
(c) On a ferry.
(d) Through a tunnel.

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

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

9. What is the trouble of the lone sailor the crew of The Wanderer talks to on the radio?
(a) He is having mechanical problems and needs someone to call the Coast Guard.
(b) He is having leakage and needs advice.
(c) He is having electrical trouble and needs to know his location.
(d) He is ill and needs someone to cheer him up.

10. Who brings Bompie an apple pie?
(a) Uncle Mo.
(b) Uncle Dock.
(c) Cody.
(d) Uncle Stew.

11. Why does Uncle Stew order Cody to turn off the electrics?
(a) So they don't interfere with other ships.
(b) To save on power.
(c) So they don't attract lightning.
(d) To lessen the danger from water that sloshes on deck.

12. What does Sophie do when she finally realizes that she's telling Bompie her own story?
(a) She runs out of the room.
(b) She starts to cry.
(c) She faints.
(d) She starts to scream.

13. What kind of "life insurance" does Sophie imagine getting at the end of Chapter 33?
(a) Insurance that life will be happy.
(b) Insurance that life will be long.
(c) Insurance that life will be quiet and stable.
(d) Insurance that life will be interesting.

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

15. What does Uncle Mo give his family as presents?
(a) Stories.
(b) Notebooks.
(c) Apples.
(d) Drawings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Stew do for a living?

2. Of the GPS, ham radio, and radar, what is still working after the massive wave?

3. Who ends up staying behind to start the repair work on The Wanderer?

4. What type of ship does Cody contact?

5. What job does Sophie always end up with in the windstorm?

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