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

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

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

4. What does Timothy build on a forty foot rise near the palm trees?
(a) A signal fire.
(b) Their campsite.
(c) A trap.
(d) A statue.

5. How does Phillip know when it is late May?
(a) There are 48 notches on the tree.
(b) He does not know.
(c) There are 48 rocks lined up on the beach.
(d) There are 48 pebbles in the can.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Phillip note about Timothy following his illness?

3. In Chapter 11, what does Timothy put on top of the hut?

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

5. What does Timothy do to mark a path for Phillip along the reef?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Devil's Mouth?

2. Where does Timothy take Phillip to teach him to fish?

3. What stops Phillip's sobbing when Timothy first leaves him to get langosta?

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

5. What are three steps Timothy and Phillip take to prepare themselves for the tempest?

6. What does Timothy tell Phillip will be his main danger as he makes his way along the poles planted in the reef to the fishing hole?

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

8. After Timothy's fever breaks and he is able to return to the campsite, what two observations about Timothy does Phillip make?

9. 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?

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

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