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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a langosta?
(a) A clawless lobster.
(b) A type of shark.
(c) An octopus.
(d) A large fish.

2. In Chapter 7, when Timothy tells Phillip he isn't sure where they are, what does Phillip think of Timothy?
(a) He must be a stupid black man.
(b) He must have gone crazy.
(c) He is very intelligent.
(d) He has poor eyesight.

3. How many feet out on the reef is the fishing hole?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 5 feet.

4. In Chapter 13, what does Timothy tell Phillip that Phillip must do?
(a) Learn to fish.
(b) Catch his own langosta.
(c) Leave the island.
(d) Learn to build a hut.

5. What does Phillip feel slithering around his feet as the tempest begins to hit?
(a) Lizards.
(b) Fog.
(c) Fish.
(d) Snakes.

6. In Chapter 12, as Timothy and Phillip return from the beach to their campsite, what does Timothy do for the first time?
(a) Tells Phillip where he is from.
(b) Catches a langosta.
(c) Leans on Phillip.
(d) Tells Phillip his real age.

7. In Chapter 7, what makes Phillip believe Timothy is holding something back?
(a) Timothy is too cheerful.
(b) He can hear Timothy fidgeting.
(c) Timothy won't speak to him.
(d) The tone of Timothy's voice.

8. In Chapter 13, upon first arriving at the fishing hole, what does Timothy have Phillip do?
(a) Jump in the fishing hole.
(b) Go back to the campsite.
(c) Feel along the edges of the fishing hole.
(d) Take his shoes off.

9. How big is the hut Timothy builds?
(a) 8 feet wide and 8 feet long.
(b) 6 feet wide and 8 feet long.
(c) 10 feet wide and 20 feet long.
(d) 4 feet wide and 5 feet long.

10. What does Timothy do to mark a path for Phillip along the reef?
(a) Plants poles in the reef.
(b) Makes a rock path along the reef.
(c) Strings wind chimes along the way to the reef.
(d) Makes a line of seashells along the reef.

11. What shape does Timothy say the island is?
(a) Long and narrow.
(b) Circular.
(c) Melon shaped.
(d) Rectangular.

12. In Chapter 11, what does Timothy put on top of the hut?
(a) A lightning rod.
(b) Mud.
(c) A carving of a cat.
(d) A sun roof.

13. In Chapter 10, whom does Phillip tell Timothy his mother does not like?
(a) Black people.
(b) Chinese people.
(c) Rich people.
(d) Men.

14. At what age does Timothy tell Phillip he began working on fishing boats?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

15. What do the rains of the tempest feel like to Phillip?
(a) Nails.
(b) Hailstones.
(c) Soft taps.
(d) Soothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Twelve, when does Timothy's fever finally break?

2. What does Timothy agree to stop calling Phillip, and call him his real name instead?

3. When Timothy first goes to explore the island, why does Phillip panic?

4. When Timothy asks Phillip to help him write a message in the sand, what does Phillip discover?

5. Why do Timothy and Phillip lose consciousness during the tempest?

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