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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. How long does Uncle Dock estimate that the whole trip will take?
(a) Three to four weeks.
(b) Ten to twelve weeks.
(c) Six to eight weeks.
(d) Fifteen to sixteen weeks.

2. What does Stew say Claire thought of him and his brothers when she was young?
(a) That they were plain and childish.
(b) That they were idyllic heroes.
(c) That they were snotty and disgusting.
(d) That they were aloof and mysterious.

3. Who ends up driving Sophie to Connecticut?
(a) Both her parents.
(b) A friend of her parents.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

4. How many people can sleep on the boat?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Eight.

5. How old is Sophie?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Fourteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the crew call the new bilge box?

2. How does Sophie's mom say that Bompie remembers his stories?

3. Who writes down all the things that need to be fixed on the boat on a clipboard?

4. How does Sophie feel about climbing all the way up to the bosun's chair?

5. What is Cody always doing while he works?

Short Essay Questions

1. What habit of speech does Cody have that annoys most of the people on the boat?

2. What does Sophie's mother do?

3. Describe Uncle Mo.

4. What happens to the car in Sophie's story about Bompie?

5. Describe the baptism Sophie attends.

6. What does Uncle Dock do, when the fog comes in, and how does it affect Sophie?

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

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

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

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

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