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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 purpose do end knots serve?
(a) To stop lines from pulling away from the deck fastenings.
(b) To secure lines to the mast.
(c) To stop lines from slipping through gromments.
(d) To secure lines to each other.

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

3. What do Brian and Sophie notice about the dolphins?
(a) They seem to trust the boat and its crew.
(b) They seem to want to investigate the boat and its crew.
(c) They seem not to notice the boat and its crew.
(d) They seem afraid of the boat and its crew.

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

5. How does Cody contact the ship?
(a) Flag signals.
(b) VHF radio.
(c) Ham radio.
(d) UHF radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Brian, Sophie, and Cody plan on calling their raft to sail on the Ohio River?

2. Does Bompie remember the stories Sophie tells him?

3. In Dock's story about the little girl, who does the girl go to live with immediately after her parents die?

4. What level does Uncle Dock say the gale is?

5. What does Cody do after dreaming about Sophie's story about Bompie and his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Sophie's story about Bompie and his father, why does Bompie visit his father?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What seems different to Cody about the way Brian bugs Sophie, as they near Bompie's?

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