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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Timothy tell Phillip is missing from the cay?
(a) Shelter.
(b) Trees.
(c) Fish.
(d) A source of water and inhabitants.

2. While on the raft, how do Phillip and Timothy get fish to eat?
(a) They use a net.
(b) They use a fishing pole.
(c) They spear them.
(d) The fish jump and land on the raft.

3. Where does Phillip's father work?
(a) At the refinery.
(b) At the post office.
(c) On a ship.
(d) At a grocery store.

4. When Phillip first asks Timothy for water while on the raft, where does Timothy get the water?
(a) From a canteen around his neck.
(b) From the ocean.
(c) From a small bottle of water.
(d) From a large keg on the raft.

5. Who is Grace?
(a) Phillip's teacher.
(b) Henrik's mother.
(c) Phillip's mother.
(d) Phillip's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where does Phillip think he and Timothy will be better off?

2. What happens to the lifeboat Phillip and his mother get into as it is lowered into the water?

3. On what island are Phillip and his parents living when the book starts?

4. What is the last name of Phillip's friend, Henrik?

5. In Chapter 3, why does Phillip begin to dislike Timothy?

(see the answer key)

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