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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sophie's story, what do Bompie and his father do after Bompie brings his father a pie?
(a) They cry.
(b) They hug.
(c) They laugh.
(d) They argue.

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

3. Why does Sophie keep waking up Cody?
(a) She keeps asking questions.
(b) She wakes him for his shift on watch.
(c) She's having nightmares.
(d) She can't sleep.

4. How does Cody feel about his father's lessons in radio code?
(a) He is disinterested in them.
(b) He enjoys them.
(c) He finds them boring.
(d) He hates them.

5. What is the difference between the wave in Sophie's dream and the wave that hit the boat?
(a) Its color.
(b) Its texture.
(c) Its size.
(d) Its shape.

6. What do the voyagers conclude that the blips they're seeing on their radar are?
(a) Whales.
(b) Rain clouds.
(c) Small boats.
(d) Wind funnels.

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

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

9. Who does Sophie ask for more information about Rosalie and Uncle Dock?
(a) Uncle Dock.
(b) Uncle Stew.
(c) Uncle Mo.
(d) Cody.

10. Who answers the door at Bompie's house?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A maid.

11. What is the word for D in radio code?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Dock.
(c) Delta.
(d) David.

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

13. What does Uncle Dock say, when Cody asks if Sophie knows what happened to her parents?
(a) She knows because she was told about it later.
(b) She must know at some level, but he doesn't know if she knows consciously.
(c) She knows because she was there when it happened.
(d) She doesn't know.

14. What does Cody do after dreaming about Sophie's story about Bompie and his father?
(a) Cody wakes up his father.
(b) Cody goes up and sits on the deck, staring at the water.
(c) Cody gets up and wanders restlessly around the boat.
(d) Cody wakes up Sophie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles has The Wanderer traveled, at the beginning of Chapter 35?

2. When Cody's father tells him that Cody's been a good son and he's been a bad father, what does Cody think?

3. In Dock's story about the little girl, who does the girl go to live with immediately after her parents die?

4. What do the travelers eat on the bench near a London landmark?

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

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