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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cody always doing while he works?

2. What advice does Sophie give Cody when he feels stuck on Grand Manan?

3. How many brothers and sisters does Frank's father have?

4. Which of the following is not one of the sides of Sophie?

5. What does Sophie wonder about Cody?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the dolphins act when they come up to the boat?

2. What habit of speech does Cody have that annoys most of the people on the boat?

3. What does Sophie do after she and her relatives get The Wanderer into the water?

4. Describe Uncle Stew.

5. What is the sail to Nova Scotia supposed to be like?

6. How do the three brothers react when Brian asks if Stew has heard Sophie's baptism story before?

7. How does The Wanderer look, compared to the other boats in Martha's Vineyard?

8. Describe Uncle Mo.

9. What does Frank's wife call Sophie?

10. How did Uncle Dock get his nickname?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the novel's structure.

1) Why does the author divide the novel into parts? What is the significance of the six parts of the novel?

2) Why do the chapters of the novel vary in length? What is different about the very short chapters? What role do these short chapters play in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

During the journey, the characters learn about each other. Discuss learning about other people in the novel.

1) How does Sophie learn about her uncles and cousins during the journey? What affect does this have on their relationships?

2) How does Cody learn about Sophie during the journey? How does Cody respond to his cousin and to learning about her?

3) How do Cody and Mo learn about each other during the journey? How does this affect their relationship as father and son?

Essay Topic 3

The characters argue with each other throughout the novel. Discuss the significance of arguments in the novel.

1) Why do some characters argue more than others? What causes Mo and Stew to argue? What causes Brian and Cody to argue?

2) What causes conflict and argument between Mo and Cody? What does this say about their relationship as father and son?

3) How are arguments different before the major storm, during the storm, and after the storm?

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