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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. Why does Uncle Stew order Cody to turn off the electrics?
(a) To lessen the danger from water that sloshes on deck.
(b) So they don't attract lightning.
(c) So they don't interfere with other ships.
(d) To save on power.

2. When Cody's father tells him that Cody's been a good son and he's been a bad father, what does Cody think?
(a) Cody thinks he's right.
(b) Cody thinks he's wrong, that Cody hasn't been a good son.
(c) Cody thinks he's wrong, that he's been a bad son and his father hasn't been so bad.
(d) Cody thinks he's wrong, that his father hasn't been so bad.

3. 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.

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

5. What color blanket does the little kid lie down on in the story Sophie tells Cody?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cody first thinks he spots land, what does it turn out to be?

2. Who brings Bompie an apple pie?

3. What do Brian and Sophie notice about the dolphins?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What injury does Cody sustain in the large wave that hits the boat?

4. What does Uncle Stew say about the Gulf Stream and the Labrador Current?

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

6. How does Sophie feel about the ham radio?

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

8. What do Stew and Mo argue about?

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

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

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