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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Cody sleep on his first night at Bompie's house?
(a) On the floor.
(b) On the couch.
(c) In a chair.
(d) On a rollaway bed.

2. What not-so-good news do the travelers get when they call home?
(a) They learn that a job prospect for Stew has fallen through.
(b) They learn that Cody's mother is leaving his father.
(c) They learn that Sophie's parents have been frantic with worry.
(d) They learn that Bompie is unwell.

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

4. Who decides to stay in England and take care of Bompie?
(a) Cody and Brian.
(b) Uncle Mo.
(c) Uncle Dock.
(d) Uncle Stew.

5. In Dock's story about the little girl, who does the girl go to live with immediately after her parents die?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) A foster family.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her grandfather.

6. What level does Uncle Dock say the gale is?
(a) Force-eleven.
(b) Force-eight.
(c) Force-ten.
(d) Force-nine.

7. What similarity does Brian notice and comment on among Sophie's Bompie stories?
(a) Bompie always creates conflict with other people.
(b) Bompie always tells the truth about his accidents.
(c) Bompie always disobeys his father.
(d) Bompie always gets into trouble in water.

8. What does Uncle Mo say that his job is?
(a) Paper-pusher.
(b) Plumber.
(c) Number-cruncher.
(d) Artist.

9. What does Cody tell his father, as the sail-less boat is whipped by the waves?
(a) That he's sorry he's always fooling around.
(b) That he knows everything will be okay.
(c) That he's sorry for them fighting.
(d) That he doesn't want to die.

10. Where does the crew of The Wanderer go to get food once they arrive on land?
(a) To a fast-food drive-through.
(b) To a vending machine.
(c) To a pub.
(d) To a fancy restaurant.

11. In Sophie's story, how does the little kid feel when people say the kid's parents have gone to heaven, a wonderful place?
(a) Abandoned.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Contented.
(d) Angry.

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

13. Of the GPS, ham radio, and radar, what is still working after the massive wave?
(a) Only the ham radio.
(b) Only the radar.
(c) The ham radio and radar.
(d) None of them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cody contact the ship?

2. What do Brian and Sophie notice about the dolphins?

3. What do the voyagers conclude that the blips they're seeing on their radar are?

4. What does Uncle Mo give his family as presents?

5. What kind of knot does Cody learn from Sophie?

(see the answer keys)

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