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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. Why does Brian think no one likes him?
(a) He thinks people misinterpret everything he says.
(b) He has no idea why.
(c) He thinks they're jealous of his intelligence.
(d) He thinks he just doesn't understand how to talk to people.

2. How long has Sophie been living with her adopted parents?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

3. What does Cody find and give to Sophie?
(a) A broken watch.
(b) A lump of gold ore.
(c) A string of shells.
(d) A bead necklace.

4. What does Cody offer to teach the others on the trip?
(a) How to juggle.
(b) How to cook omelettes.
(c) How to draw.
(d) How to dance.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of car does Frank drive?

3. How old is Sophie?

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

5. Why did Sophie's family move?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sophie think of the Ohio River?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What chore will Sophie have to take a turn at that she's not looking forward to?

8. Describe the nightmare the narrator has.

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

10. What does Frank's wife call Sophie?

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