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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. Of the GPS, ham radio, and radar, what is still working after the massive wave?
(a) Only the ham radio.
(b) None of them.
(c) The ham radio and radar.
(d) Only the radar.

2. What level does Uncle Dock say the gale is?
(a) Force-ten.
(b) Force-eight.
(c) Force-nine.
(d) Force-eleven.

3. What does Uncle Mo give his family as presents?
(a) Drawings.
(b) Stories.
(c) Notebooks.
(d) Apples.

4. Does Bompie remember the stories Sophie tells him?
(a) Yes, he remembers everything Sophie recounts.
(b) No, except for one story.
(c) No, he doesn't remember them at all.
(d) Yes, except for the parts about being in the water.

5. What does the crew of The Wanderer do while they eat their food, after arriving on land?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They talk wildly among themselves.
(c) They tell their story to strangers.
(d) They sing a song.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who answers the door at Bompie's house?

2. In his story about Rosalie, what does Uncle Dock trade for a boat rental?

3. How do the travelers get from Ireland to Wales?

4. What animals come to The Wanderer on its way out of the Bay of Fundy?

5. When Cody's father tells him that Cody's been a good son and he's been a bad father, what does Cody think?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Sophie feel about the ham radio?

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

7. What do Stew and Mo argue about?

8. What makes it difficult to find Bompie's house in the town of Thorpe?

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

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

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