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

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

3. Why does Timothy think people have different colors of skin?
(a) Because people are all different.
(b) Because of the parts of the world they live in.
(c) For the same reason fish and flowers come in different colors.
(d) Because some skin colors are better than others.

4. Why do Timothy and Phillip eat a large meal before the tempest hits?
(a) They need to use up the food they have stored.
(b) The food is about to spoil.
(c) They are very hungry from preparing for the storm.
(d) The fish may not return for a week.

5. In Chapter 8, whom does Phillip imagine he will have a tale to tell?
(a) His teacher.
(b) His father.
(c) Henrik.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, who doesn't like the rain?

2. In Chapter 7, when Timothy tells Phillip he isn't sure where they are, what does Phillip think of Timothy?

3. What is a jumbi?

4. How does Timothy act when he is ill in Chapter 12?

5. When does the rain begin to fall, signaling the beginning of the tempest?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, after Phillip learns to fish, what evidence is there that Phillip is growing more confident?

2. When Timothy confesses to Phillip that he thinks they are in the Devil's Mouth, why does he tell Phillip that he still believes they will be rescued, even though it will be difficult for ships to come near the island?

3. Why does Timothy decide to teach Phillip how to fish?

4. What is the Devil's Mouth?

5. How do Phillip and Timothy mark the passing of time on the island?

6. In Chapter 9, why does Timothy and Phillip tear vines down from the north end of the island?

7. In Chapter 7, what makes Phillip believe Timothy is holding something back from him as he tells Phillip about the island they are on and their prospects of being rescued?

8. After the hut is blown away in the tempest, what does Timothy do to protect Phillip from the storm?

9. In Chapter 12, what are the symptoms Timothy exhibits when he tells Phillip he has malaria?

10. When Phillip tells Timothy that his mother doesn't like black people and asks Timothy why, what is Timothy's response?

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