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

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

3. How does Sophie sleep her first night on land?

4. Who ends up staying behind to start the repair work on The Wanderer?

5. What does Uncle Dock say, when Cody asks if Sophie knows what happened to her parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When the family comes to visit Bompie, how does he react?

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

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

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

6. What are Sophie and Uncle Dock's attitudes toward the autohelm?

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

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

9. What gift does Cody give his father?

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

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

Storytelling has an important role in the novel, through both Bompie and Sophie's storytelling. Discuss storytelling in the novel.

1) Why does Sophie tell Bompie's stories during the journey? What does Sophie add to these stories? Why does she choose certain stories to tell?

2) Why does Bompie share his stories with Sophie in his letters?

3) What is the significance of the "little kid" stories that Sophie tells?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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