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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. Where is Rosalie leaving for?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) Italy.

2. In Sophie's story, how does Bompie get back to Kentucky after his visit to the ocean?
(a) He drives.
(b) He walks.
(c) He bicycles.
(d) He hitchhikes.

3. Who is the one person who doesn't cry in the midst of the storm?
(a) Uncle Mo.
(b) Cody.
(c) Brian.
(d) Sophie.

4. What does Cody tell his father, as the sail-less boat is whipped by the waves?
(a) That he doesn't want to die.
(b) That he's sorry for them fighting.
(c) That he's sorry he's always fooling around.
(d) That he knows everything will be okay.

5. In Sophie's story, what do Bompie and his father do after Bompie brings his father a pie?
(a) They hug.
(b) They cry.
(c) They laugh.
(d) They argue.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sophie sleep her first night on land?

2. What goes wrong with the boat's mainsail?

3. What does Sophie think, as the wave breaks over her and she is inside the water?

4. What does Uncle Dock say, when Cody asks if Sophie knows what happened to her parents?

5. On Sophie's first night home, what food does her dad make?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sophie feel about the ham radio?

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

4. What dreams does Cody have about Sophie, after the storms are over?

5. What theory about death and life do Cody and Sophie discuss?

6. When the family comes to visit Bompie, how does he react?

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

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

9. When everyone is up on deck in the midst of the storm, and Sophie sees them from the helm, what does she see?

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

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