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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 do the voyagers conclude that the blips they're seeing on their radar are?
(a) Wind funnels.
(b) Small boats.
(c) Whales.
(d) Rain clouds.

2. What kind of knot does Cody learn from Sophie?
(a) An alpine coil.
(b) A clove hitch.
(c) A power cinch.
(d) A double constrictor knot.

3. Who decides to stay in England and take care of Bompie?
(a) Uncle Dock.
(b) Uncle Mo.
(c) Cody and Brian.
(d) Uncle Stew.

4. What does Sophie do when she finally realizes that she's telling Bompie her own story?
(a) She faints.
(b) She runs out of the room.
(c) She starts to cry.
(d) She starts to scream.

5. Who ends up staying behind to start the repair work on The Wanderer?
(a) Uncle Mo.
(b) A hired man.
(c) Uncle Stew.
(d) Uncle Dock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sophie ask for more information about Rosalie and Uncle Dock?

2. Who does Sophie overhear talking about Uncle Stew losing his job?

3. Where does the crew of The Wanderer go to get food once they arrive on land?

4. In Sophie's story, where does Bompie go to see the ocean?

5. What do the crew do to practice radio code?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Stew and Mo argue about?

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

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

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

5. As Dock tells his story of the little girl, what does Cody realize about Sophie's stories?

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

7. What gift does Cody give his father?

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

9. What does Cody notice that Sophie does when retelling the story of their journey?

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

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