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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Cody and Sophie go, while Uncle Dock is tinkering with the electrics?
(a) To an antiques gallery.
(b) To an art museum.
(c) To an old shipwreck.
(d) To a bird sanctuary.

2. What does Brian plan to do, after Cody and Sophie get back from Wood Island?
(a) He plans a chart of what each person is doing each day.
(b) He plans a schedule of visits to Wood Island.
(c) He plans an emergency rescue system in case someone is lost at sea.
(d) He plans a buddy system so no one goes off alone.

3. Where did Joey find the boat he fixed up?
(a) A beach.
(b) A lumberyard.
(c) A swamp.
(d) A reef.

4. How does Sophie combat her uncles' objections to her going on the trip?
(a) She shows her knowledge of sailing.
(b) She shows her trophies and medals.
(c) She accuses them of being sexist.
(d) She shows how she can do hard work.

5. Which of the following is not one of the sides of Sophie?
(a) Logical and down-to-earth.
(b) Absentminded and careless.
(c) Hardheaded and impulsive.
(d) Dreamy and romantic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the two girls on the beach ask Cody and Brian?

2. What question does Brian ask Cody?

3. How many people can sleep on the boat?

4. What does Sophie say when Cody asks what happened to her parents?

5. What does Cody think Sophie is afraid of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Sophie tell Cody about a little kid she knows?

2. What does the tall, lanky woman that Cody and Sophie meet show them?

3. What does Uncle Dock call and tell Sophie about their planned departure?

4. What does Frank's wife call Sophie?

5. How do the three brothers react when Brian asks if Stew has heard Sophie's baptism story before?

6. What does Sophie's mother do?

7. Describe the nightmare the narrator has.

8. What is the sail to Nova Scotia supposed to be like?

9. Describe Uncle Stew.

10. What does Sophie do after she and her relatives get The Wanderer into the water?

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