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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. Who brings Bompie an apple pie?

2. After the destructive wave hits the boat, how does Cody say he feels?

3. What goes wrong with the boat's mainsail?

4. What does Uncle Stew do for a living?

5. Of the GPS, ham radio, and radar, what is still working after the massive wave?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Sophie feel about the ham radio?

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

9. How does Sophie feel about seeing Bompie, as the travelers near their destination?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss animals in the novel.

1) How does Sophie relate to animals during the trip? What does her relationship with animals show about her experiences and personality?

2) How do Sophie's cousins relate to animals? Compare Cody and Brian's reactions to the creatures the travelers encounter. What do their reactions show about their personalities?

3) At what points in the journey are animals present or absent in the story? What is the significance of this?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in the novel all deal with tragedy and loss. Discuss dealing with tragedy in the novel.

1) How does Dock deal with the loss of Rosalie? How is this loss a tragedy for Dock?

2) How does Sophie deal with the loss of her parents?

3) What other tragedies do characters deal with? Is Stew's loss of his job a tragedy? Does Cody deal with tragedy?

Essay Topic 3

Sophie is a young adolescent as the novel begins, and the journey she takes is part of the process of growing up. Discuss growing up in the novel.

1) How does Sophie grow as a result of her journey? What steps does she take toward becoming an adult?

2) How does Cody grow up as a result of the journey on The Wanderer? How does he change?

3) What have Sophie's uncles lost and gained in the process of growing up? What does Sophie learn about growing up from talking to them?

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