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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. Who does Bompie look like?
(a) Uncle Dock.
(b) Uncle Mo.
(c) Uncle Stew.
(d) Brian.

2. How fast are the winds?
(a) Forty knots.
(b) Fifty knots.
(c) Seventy knots.
(d) Sixty knots.

3. After the destructive wave hits the boat, how does Cody say he feels?
(a) As if he's having a dream.
(b) As if he's a part of the ocean.
(c) As if he's in a prison.
(d) As if he's watching a movie.

4. Where does Cody sleep on his first night at Bompie's house?
(a) In a chair.
(b) On a rollaway bed.
(c) On the couch.
(d) On the floor.

5. What similarity does Brian notice and comment on among Sophie's Bompie stories?
(a) Bompie always disobeys his father.
(b) Bompie always tells the truth about his accidents.
(c) Bompie always gets into trouble in water.
(d) Bompie always creates conflict with other people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sophie doing that causes her to kneel on the deck just before she suddenly looks up and can't see anyone on deck?

2. In the two-person watches at the beginning of the ocean voyages, who is Sophie on duty with?

3. What does Uncle Mo say that his job is?

4. Who gets into a fight, as the boat approaches land?

5. What name does Cody give the black bird that visits the boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sophie hear when Cody is actually asking about her harness?

2. What is the significance of the stops the boat makes before setting out to sea?

3. What are Sophie and Uncle Dock's attitudes toward the autohelm?

4. What happens in the altercation between Sophie and Brian?

5. How does Sophie describe the color of the sea?

6. What do Sophie and Cody do to the sails of the boat, when they finally get them up again?

7. What quotation from Tennyson does Uncle Dock yell out?

8. How does Cody describe the fog on the ocean journey?

9. What is the weather like, the first night on the open ocean?

10. What do Stew and Mo argue about?

(see the answer keys)

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