"The Wanderer" by Sharon Creech Quiz

Answer: 45 feet

Uncle Dock says it's a "pretty big baby," but once they go out to sea they all think it feels a lot smaller.

Answer: Points of sail

Most of the crew knows about points of sail, but Brian can't think of anything else to teach. Sophie teaches Bompie's stories, and everyone wonders how she learned them when she never met Bompie. Turns out he sent them to her in letters after she was first adopted. "Mike-Oscar" (Uncle Mo) teaches radio code. "Charlie-Oscar" (Cody) is pleased when he memorizes the complete code faster than "Bravo-Romeo" (Brian). Uncle Dock teaches reading charts, and Uncle Stew teaches how to use the sextant.

Answer: Cat feet

Uncle Dock recites a poem about "cat's feet in the fog," and from then on that's what Sophie sees, too.

Answer: Dolphin darlings

Sophie's surprsed that Cody calls them "dolphin darlings" when he's such a "hunk." Brian is the one who couldn't care less about them.

Answer: Moses, Jonah, and Stuart

Uncle Dock's name is Jonah, but he a sailor told him it was bad luck to be around boats with that name. Since he hung around the docks all the time, the sailors nicknamed him "Dock." Uncle Mo was teased because of his name when he was a child, so he shorted his name to "Mo" because it sounded more "butch." Uncle Stuart stews and worries so much that everyone calls him Stew.

Answer: Wood Island

They didn't tell anyone, and when they got back all the uncles were really mad. Cody and Sophie left a note, but the uncles talked to a fisherman who was on the island all day and he said he hadn't seen hide or hair of them.

Answer: Seals

This is when Sophie learns that Uncle Mo makes his living as a "number cruncher," even though he'd like to be an artist. Sophie thinks it's a complete waste that people get jobs they hate.

Answer: Storm clouds

Sophie says, "We felt stupid to think that we'd been blowing our horn at rain clouds and trying to call them on the radio."

Answer: Little Peep

Cody picks it up and says, "It's a cute little peep, isn't it?" and the name stuck. After resting for a few days, Little Peep flew off.

Answer: Walnut Tree Cottage

At first the group had trouble finding it because there were no house numbers in Bompie's village. Then they started looking for a walnut tree in front yards, but didn't see any. Finally Cody went up and knocked on someone's door and was pointed across the way.