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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the islanders call the Chinese crewmen when they refuse to sail?
(a) Chinks.
(b) Cowards.
(c) Idiots.
(d) Smart.

2. In Chapter 5, whom does Timothy say is bad luck?
(a) Henrik.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Stew.
(d) Grace.

3. Off of what country's coast is the island Phillip and his parents live on at the beginning of the book?
(a) England.
(b) Venezuela.
(c) Canada.
(d) America.

4. Who is Grace?
(a) Henrik's mother.
(b) Phillip's teacher.
(c) Phillip's sister.
(d) Phillip's mother.

5. What is Phillip's father's name?
(a) Phillip Enright, Sr.
(b) Phillip Thomas.
(c) Joseph Smith
(d) Walter Van Boven.

6. When the refinery shuts down, what are the Allies unable to get from the island?
(a) Money.
(b) Fuel.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Food.

7. What type of ship is the S.S. Empire Tern?
(a) An armed tanker.
(b) A battleship.
(c) A fishing trawler.
(d) A submarine.

8. In Chapter 3, why does Phillip vomit over the side of the raft?
(a) He has the stomach flu.
(b) He is in shock.
(c) He has eaten a bad fish.
(d) Timothy hit him in the stomach.

9. What is the last name of Phillip's friend, Henrik?
(a) Van Lipsen.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Gibson.
(d) Van Boven.

10. How old is Phillip when the book begins?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Nine.

11. How long has Phillip's family lived on the island as the book begins?
(a) One year.
(b) Four years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Six months.

12. Upon discovering he is blind, who does Phillip call for?
(a) His father.
(b) Timothy.
(c) His mother.
(d) Henrik.

13. Who sends destroyers and cruisers to protect the supply ships when they begin to sail again?
(a) Japanese and German Navy.
(b) American Navy.
(c) German Navy.
(d) American and Dutch navies.

14. On what date do the Chinese crews agree to sail again?
(a) July 8.
(b) February 21.
(c) May 12.
(d) December 6.

15. What is the destination of the ship Phillip and his mother leave the island on?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Panama.
(c) England.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Phillip into his life jacket when their boat is sinking?

2. Where does Phillip's father work?

3. What appeal does Phillip make to his mother when she says she wants to leave the island?

4. What does Phillip hide under his makeshift bed on the couch?

5. After the incident with the Tern, what doesn't Phillip find exciting anymore?

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