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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Timothy order Phillip to get around on the raft?
(a) Crawl.
(b) Walk.
(c) He tells him not to move at all.
(d) On his bottom.

2. What appeal does Phillip make to his mother when she says she wants to leave the island?
(a) To take his father with them.
(b) To get a dog when they return.
(c) To take Henrik with them.
(d) To let him stay.

3. How long has Phillip's family lived on the island as the book begins?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) One year.
(c) Four years.
(d) Six months.

4. Where does Phillip think Timothy is from?
(a) South America.
(b) Africa.
(c) Australia.
(d) America.

5. What happens to Phillip when Timothy spots land?
(a) He stumbles off the raft.
(b) He trips over the water keg.
(c) He regains his sight.
(d) He falls and hits his head.

6. What is the last name of Phillip's friend, Henrik?
(a) Gibson.
(b) Van Lipsen.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Van Boven.

7. On what date do the Chinese crews agree to sail again?
(a) July 8.
(b) May 12.
(c) February 21.
(d) December 6.

8. What does Phillip hide under his makeshift bed on the couch?
(a) A hatchet.
(b) His baseball card collection.
(c) His report card.
(d) A gun.

9. When the supply ships stop sailing, what are the islanders worried about running out of?
(a) Coffee and sugar.
(b) Fresh water and vegetables.
(c) Money and alcohol.
(d) Meat and grains.

10. What color is the beach on the cay?
(a) Brown.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

11. In Chapter 6, why does Timothy yell at Phillip?
(a) Phillip becomes despondent.
(b) Phillip drinks all the water.
(c) Phillip eats all the food.
(d) Phillip falls into the shark infested waters.

12. Who is afraid of airplanes?
(a) Timothy.
(b) Henrik.
(c) Phillip.
(d) Grace.

13. Who shows Phillip around the Tern?
(a) His father.
(b) Henrik.
(c) His mother.
(d) The captain.

14. Who is Stew?
(a) The cook's cat.
(b) The cook.
(c) Timothy's cat.
(d) The captain's dog.

15. What type of ship is the S.S. Empire Tern?
(a) A submarine.
(b) An armed tanker.
(c) A battleship.
(d) A fishing trawler.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Phillip's father feel about the prospect of the supply ships sailing again?

2. While on the raft, how do Phillip and Timothy get fish to eat?

3. When the refinery shuts down, what are the Allies unable to get from the island?

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

5. What is Phillip's father's name?

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