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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What type of ship do the Chinese crewman refuse to sail on?
(a) Oil tanker.
(b) Cruise ship.
(c) Submarine.
(d) Battleship
2. What color is the beach on the cay?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) White.
3. Who helps Phillip into his life jacket when their boat is sinking?
(a) A sailor.
(b) The captain.
(c) Timothy.
(d) His mother.
4. In Chapter 3, what is Phillip doing when Timothy tells him he feels the same way, but there is nothing to be gained by it?
(a) Shouting.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Crying.
(d) Swimming away.
5. While on the raft, how do Phillip and Timothy get fish to eat?
(a) They use a fishing pole.
(b) The fish jump and land on the raft.
(c) They use a net.
(d) They spear them.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 4, what does Timothy tell Phillip is temporary?
2. Who is Stew?
3. In Chapter 4, when Phillip wakes up in the dark after feeling ill, what time does Timothy tell him it is?
4. In Chapter 3, why does Phillip vomit over the side of the raft?
5. How does Phillip's father feel about the prospect of the supply ships sailing again?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, why does the refinery shut down?
2. In Chapter 6, what happens that causes Phillip to fall off the raft into the water?
3. Why does Grace say she doesn't like living in Curacao?
4. At noon on Phillip's and Timothy's third day on the raft, what does Timothy do for Phillip as a plane passes overhead?
5. In Chapter 2, what actions do Phillip and Grace take to stay safe from the Germans?
6. What activity do Phillip and Henrik often engage in when they visit the harbor?
7. What does Timothy say the island he spots looks like?
8. Why does Timothy order Phillip to crawl around the raft, not walk?
9. Why is the S.S. Hato sailing to Panama before going to Miami?
10. Why does Phillip, Sr. say that Grace and Phillip should not leave Curacao?
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