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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 does Timothy smash with a rock to make Phillip's first trip along the reef safer?
(a) Sharp rocks.
(b) Crabs.
(c) Mussel shells.
(d) Sea urchins.

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

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

4. What is a langosta?
(a) A clawless lobster.
(b) A type of shark.
(c) An octopus.
(d) A large fish.

5. In Chapter 11, what does Timothy put on top of the hut?
(a) Mud.
(b) A lightning rod.
(c) A sun roof.
(d) A carving of a cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Phillip know when it is late May?

2. In Chapter 8, whom does Phillip imagine he will have a tale to tell?

3. What does Timothy use to make fishing line?

4. What shape does Timothy say the island is?

5. What does Phillip cover Timothy with when he shivers due to his illness?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is a langosta?

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

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

6. In Chapter 11, why does Phillip become nervous about Stew Cat's safety in Timothy's company?

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

8. 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?

9. Why is Phillip angry the first time Timothy goes to find langosta for their dinner?

10. What is the Devil's Mouth?

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