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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 do the islanders call the Chinese crewmen when they refuse to sail?
(a) Cowards.
(b) Chinks.
(c) Idiots.
(d) Smart.
2. After the incident with the Tern, what doesn't Phillip find exciting anymore?
(a) War.
(b) The harbor.
(c) Sailors.
(d) Fishing.
3. Where does Phillip's father work?
(a) On a ship.
(b) At the post office.
(c) At a grocery store.
(d) At the refinery.
4. Which of his mother's attitudes does Phillip agree with for the first time in Chapter 3?
(a) Her distrust of sailors.
(b) Her love of black people.
(c) Her dislike of black people.
(d) Her desire to return to Virginia.
5. At the beginning of the book, what is the name of the town where Phillip and his family live?
(a) Fort Curacao.
(b) Madison.
(c) Willemstad.
(d) Alberta.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who helps Phillip into his life jacket when their boat is sinking?
2. What ship do Phillip and his mother board to leave the island?
3. Who is afraid of airplanes?
4. What is the name of the bridge that gives Phillip and Henrik a view of the harbor?
5. Where does Phillip tell Timothy he is from?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the occupants of the raft Phillip wakes up on after the S.S. Hato sinks?
2. What does Timothy say the island he spots looks like?
3. When Phillip realizes he is blind, what story does Timothy tell him to attempt to soothe him?
4. Why is the S.S. Hato sailing to Panama before going to Miami?
5. Why does Timothy warn Phillip not to dangle his hands over the side of the raft into the water?
6. On the first night Timothy and Phillip are on the raft, what does Phillip think about as he lays looking at the stars?
7. Why does Timothy order Phillip to crawl around the raft, not walk?
8. In Chapter 6, what happens that causes Phillip to fall off the raft into the water?
9. As the novel opens, why is young Phillip excited?
10. What is unusual about Grace's reaction when the S.S. Hato is torpedoed?
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