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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. What does Cody call the two girls he sees walking down the beach toward him?
(a) Fillies.
(b) Wildlife.
(c) Mermaids.
(d) Chicks.

2. Where does Sophie live while working on the boat?
(a) Uncle Dock's cottage.
(b) Uncle Stew's house.
(c) Uncle Mo's apartment.
(d) A rented cabin by the docks.

3. What does Cody discover his father doing below deck?
(a) Tearing up a letter.
(b) Crying.
(c) Hiding something under his mattress.
(d) Punching a pillow.

4. Why did some people object to the narrator sailing?
(a) They said she was too inexperienced.
(b) They said she was too clumsy.
(c) They said she was too aloof.
(d) They said she was too young.

5. What is used to lift the boat into the water?
(a) Good, old-fashioned muscle.
(b) A crane.
(c) A system of pulleys.
(d) A special dolly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cody always doing while he works?

2. What temperature is it most days, while Sophie and her relatives are working on the boat?

3. What does Uncle Dock call the competitiveness among boat owners in Martha's Vineyard?

4. Who gave Sophie her journal?

5. What does Sophie's father say about her trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Uncle Dock get his nickname?

2. Why does Uncle Mo worry while Cody and Sophie are away visiting Wood Island?

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

4. How long have Sophie's uncles wanted to sail across the ocean?

5. What does Sophie think of the Ohio River?

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

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

8. Describe Uncle Mo.

9. Describe the nightmare the narrator has.

10. What does Frank say happened to the bait in the empty pot?

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