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

2. How many brothers and sisters does Frank's father have?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

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

4. What is Cody always doing while he works?
(a) Snapping and tapping.
(b) Flexing his muscles.
(c) Humming or singing.
(d) Tilting his head to the side to examine what he's doing.

5. In his journal, what animals does Cody compare his father with?
(a) A cat and a spider.
(b) A slug and a crab.
(c) A shark and a jackel.
(d) A weasel and a snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie imagine being when she grows up, while visiting Seal Cove?

2. Why did some people object to the narrator sailing?

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

4. What does the tall, lanky woman say is on Wood Island?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Uncle Stew.

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

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

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

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

7. What does Sophie initially plan to do the last day of school?

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

9. What does Sophie think of the boat when she first sees it?

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

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