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The Cay
Test Description: Whole Novel Review
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1) What happens that scares Phillip's mom into leaving CuraƧao?
A
The Chinese sailors start attacking the island.
B
Henrik and Phillip almost fall off the Queen Emma bridge.
C
A German soldier sneaks into their house.
D
The S.S. Empire Tern is torpedoed by Germans.
2) In the beginning, when is the story set?
A
February 1942
B
July 1942
C
February 1842
D
February 1939
3) Why did Timothy want Phillip to spell the word H-E- L-P for him?
A
to make Phillip feel useful
B
Timothy could not spell.
C
It hurt Timothy's back to bend over.
4) How was Phillip able to see?
A
through the crack in his eyelids
B
Timothy told him what he saw.
C
He rubbed salt water in his eyes.
5) What did Timothy see about 2 miles away?
A
a boat
B
an airplane
C
a small island
6) What did Timothy say was bad luck?
A
breaking a mirror
B
the cat
C
walking under a ladder
7) What did Timothy do to get the attention of the airplane?
A
yelled and waved a red flag
B
waved a cloth with fire
C
shot a flare
8) While on the boat, what did Timothy warn Phillip to be careful of?
A
jellyfish
B
sharks
C
octopus
9) What is Timothy's ethnicity?
A
African
B
Dutch
C
French
D
West Indian
10) Toward the end, what does Phillip burn for its oil?
A
Stew Cat's hair
B
Sea grape
C
The water keg
D
The sleeping mats
11) For the first half of the book, how did Phillip feel about Timothy?
A
like he was lucky
B
like he was different-to be avoided
C
glad he was there to take care of him
12) What type of shelter did Timothy make?
A
He built a hut of dried palm fronds and wood.
B
He cleaned out a cave.
C
He piled up rocks for the walls and made a roof from palm leaves.
13) Where did Phillip's family relocate from?
A
Panama
B
Virgin Islands
C
Virginia
D
Curcao
14) Curacao is off the coast of what country?
A
Jamaica
B
the United States
C
Venezuela
D
Norway
15) The story is set during what war?
A
World War II
B
The Gulf War
C
The American Revolution
D
World War I
16) When Phillip asks why there are different skin colors, what does Timothy say?
A
He pretends not to hear the question.
B
He thinks that everyone is the same beneath the skin.
C
He gives a detailed scientific explanation.
D
He tells Phillip a voodoo myth.
17) What is on Curacao that the Germans wanted to attack?
A
banana trees
B
homes
C
pencil factories
D
oil refineries
18) How is Phillip protected in the storm?
A
Phillip buries his body in the sand.
B
Phillip floats offshore on the raft.
C
Timothy shelters Phillip with his body.
D
Phillip stays in the hut.
19) What does Phillip decide to do for food, despite all of Timothy's warnings?
A
He dives for langosta.
B
He tries to lasso seagulls.
C
He hunts for lizards.
D
He drinks spoiled coconut milk.
20) Which sentence best shows why Phillip didn't want to go to the island?
A
Timothy did not answer me.
B
Angrily, I said to him, 'I can't see.'
C
I was sure he couldn't even see that far.
D
No people. No water. No food...
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