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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Timothy and Phillip make to help Phillip get from the campsite to the signal fire pile?
(a) A stone path.
(b) A rope.
(c) Crutches.
(d) A fence.

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

3. What reason does Phillip give Timothy for being unable to help with the work?
(a) Phillip doesn't want to.
(b) Work is for adults.
(c) Phillip is blind.
(d) Phillip is too weak.

4. How does Timothy act when he is ill in Chapter 12?
(a) Angry.
(b) Delirious.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Sad.

5. When Timothy recovers from his illness, what doesn't he recall doing?
(a) Phillip's name.
(b) Yelling at Phillip.
(c) The shipwreck.
(d) Going down to the beach.

6. What did Timothy keep off the island while he chased away the jumbi?
(a) Birds.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Stew.
(d) Lizards.

7. In Chapter Twelve, when does Timothy's fever finally break?
(a) Noon.
(b) Mid-morning.
(c) Early evening.
(d) Midnight.

8. In Chapter 13, what does Phillip realize Timothy has been making for him?
(a) A cot.
(b) Fishing hooks.
(c) A spear.
(d) His own hut.

9. When Timothy asks Phillip to help him write a message in the sand, what does Phillip discover?
(a) Timothy cannot read or write.
(b) There are spiny urchins on the beach.
(c) There is nothing to write with.
(d) Phillip has forgotten how to spell.

10. In Chapter 13, what does Phillip believe about Timothy?
(a) He is older than he says he is.
(b) He is the smartest man Phillip knows.
(c) He has given up hope of rescue.
(d) He has gone crazy.

11. What does Phillip learn to feel the direction of so he will know where to fish?
(a) The sun.
(b) The movement of the fish.
(c) The wind.
(d) The water.

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

13. How does Timothy know that a tempest is on the way?
(a) It gets very cold.
(b) The birds leave the island.
(c) There are no fish in the fishing hole.
(d) The waves make a cracking noise.

14. In Chapter E11, what does Timothy bring to Phillip and place in his lap?
(a) Langosta.
(b) Stew.
(c) Fish.
(d) A fishing pole.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Phillip feel slithering around his feet as the tempest begins to hit?

3. Why does Timothy think people have different colors of skin?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Timothy say to Phillip to calm his fears?

5. At the end of Chapter 11, what is Timothy sure will change?

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