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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. When Cody first thinks he spots land, what does it turn out to be?
(a) A fog bank.
(b) An iceberg.
(c) A ship.
(d) A cloud.

2. Where does Cody prefer to by during the storm?
(a) On deck, trying to fix things.
(b) Below deck, sleeping.
(c) Below deck, eating.
(d) Up in the bosun's chair.

3. What type of ship does Cody contact?
(a) A South American tanker.
(b) An American cruise ship.
(c) A Canadian warship.
(d) A French cargo ship.

4. What does Brian call the little black bird?
(a) The orphan bird.
(b) The lonely bird.
(c) The storm bird.
(d) The omen bird.

5. What does Sophie compare the experience of the wave to?
(a) Being in a washing machine.
(b) Being baptized.
(c) Being born.
(d) Being a fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Mo give his family as presents?

2. What kind of "life insurance" does Sophie imagine getting at the end of Chapter 33?

3. What does Cody's dad say about dolphins?

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

5. What does Sophie do when she finally realizes that she's telling Bompie her own story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the sails in the heavy wind?

2. How does Sophie describe life on the boat in the turbulent water?

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

4. What does Mo do after he gets back from the trip?

5. What do Stew and Mo argue about?

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

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

8. What settles the argument about where Bompie should live?

9. When the travelers arrive in Ireland, who are they able to reach by phone?

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

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