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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 Sophie say, when Cody is upset that his father berates him for going out to Wood Island?
(a) That Cody doesn't have to listen to him.
(b) That he's right, and they shouldn't have gone.
(c) That he doesn't know what he's talking about.
(d) That at least he's worried about Cody.

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

3. What material does the boat-maker Cody, Brian, and Sophie visit mainly work with?
(a) Oak.
(b) Aluminum.
(c) Fiberglass.
(d) Cedar.

4. What does Sophie throw out over the water, after Brian makes a comment about Sophie's mother?
(a) A watch.
(b) A locket.
(c) A shell.
(d) A rock.

5. In the story Sophie tells, what does Bompie use to try to cross the Ohio River?
(a) An electrical wire.
(b) A freeway bridge.
(c) A fallen tree.
(d) A train track.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sophie combat her uncles' objections to her going on the trip?

2. How many bluefish does the sailing catch on the sail toward Martha's Vineyard?

3. What does Uncle Dock call the boat?

4. How long has Sophie been living with her adopted parents?

5. When Cody asks Uncle Dock what happened to Sophie's parents, what does he say?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Uncle Dock get his nickname?

2. How does The Wanderer look, compared to the other boats in Martha's Vineyard?

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

4. Describe Uncle Mo.

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

6. What does Cody's mom tell him when he talks to her on the phone?

7. What does Sophie's mother do?

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

9. What does Uncle Dock give Sophie's mother, that encourages Sophie's mother to let her daughter go on the trip?

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

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