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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Uncle Dock injure in the wave?
(a) His leg.
(b) His arm.
(c) His neck.
(d) His back.

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

3. What does Brian say he felt like when the wave hit?
(a) A mouse trapped by a cat.
(b) Ice cream in a blender.
(c) A turnip in a soup-pot.
(d) A chicken in a meat market.

4. What English landmark do the travelers sit near, on a bench while they eat?
(a) St. Paul's Cathedral.
(b) Windsor Castle.
(c) Old Bailey.
(d) Big Ben.

5. What does Brian insist Sophie is doing regarding her parents?
(a) Lying.
(b) Ignoring.
(c) Forgetting.
(d) Repressing.

6. What job does Uncle Stew get?
(a) A job with a company that makes sail boats.
(b) A job with a company that tracks fish populations.
(c) A job with a company that charts the ocean's bottom.
(d) A job with a company that tracks ocean temperatures.

7. Does Bompie remember the stories Sophie tells him?
(a) No, except for one story.
(b) Yes, except for the parts about being in the water.
(c) No, he doesn't remember them at all.
(d) Yes, he remembers everything Sophie recounts.

8. What does Cody catch his father juggling, as the group starts out to sea?
(a) Pears.
(b) Mangoes.
(c) Apples.
(d) Oranges.

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

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

11. What does Uncle Stew do for a living?
(a) He is an accountant.
(b) He is a medical assistant.
(c) He manages an apartment building.
(d) He sells insurance.

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

13. Who gets into a fight, as the boat approaches land?
(a) Uncle Mo and Uncle Dock.
(b) Uncle Mo and Cody.
(c) Uncle Stew and Brian.
(d) Uncle Stew and Uncle Mo.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Dock say, when Cody asks if Sophie knows what happened to her parents?

2. 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?

3. What river do the travelers cross to get to England?

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

5. What does Cody's dad say about dolphins?

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