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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 color is the beach on the cay?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.
2. What happens to the lifeboat Phillip and his mother get into as it is lowered into the water?
(a) It is shot at.
(b) It bangs against the side of the ship and gets a hole in it.
(c) It tips over.
(d) It lands safely in the water.
3. What does Timothy use to make the lean-to on the raft?
(a) The water keg.
(b) Some planks and their clothing.
(c) An old sail from the ship.
(d) Seaweed and driftwood.
4. How many passengers board the ship with Phillip and his mother to leave the island?
(a) 13.
(b) 56.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.
5. After Phillip goes blind, how long does Timothy tell him it will take him to regain his sight?
(a) He will never regain his sight.
(b) A year.
(c) A month.
(d) A couple of days.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Phillip think Timothy is from?
2. Where do Phillip and Henrik often spend time playing pirates?
3. Who helps Phillip into his life jacket when their boat is sinking?
4. In Chapter 5, while Phillip and Timothy are on the raft, what does Timothy spot in the sky?
5. In Chapter 5, whom does Timothy say is bad luck?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Timothy warn Phillip not to dangle his hands over the side of the raft into the water?
2. On the first night Timothy and Phillip are on the raft, what does Phillip think about as he lays looking at the stars?
3. What does Timothy say the island he spots looks like?
4. Why does Phillip accuse Timothy of being stingy when they are on the raft?
5. What is unusual about Grace's reaction when the S.S. Hato is torpedoed?
6. Why does Grace say she doesn't like living in Curacao?
7. In Chapter 6, what happens that causes Phillip to fall off the raft into the water?
8. During their conversation about the war, why does Henrik seem to Phillip to be so knowledgeable about the goings on of the military?
9. When the S.S. Empire Tern is sunk, what does Philip realize about the crew that was on board?
10. At noon on Phillip's and Timothy's third day on the raft, what does Timothy do for Phillip as a plane passes overhead?
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