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