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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age does Timothy tell Phillip he began working on fishing boats?
(a) 21.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 16.

2. Why do Timothy and Phillip eat a large meal before the tempest hits?
(a) They are very hungry from preparing for the storm.
(b) The fish may not return for a week.
(c) They need to use up the food they have stored.
(d) The food is about to spoil.

3. In Chapter 4, when Phillip wakes up in the dark after feeling ill, what time does Timothy tell him it is?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) Noon.
(d) Midnight.

4. How deep is the water in the fishing hole?
(a) 4 feet deep.
(b) 20 feet deep.
(c) 8 feet deep.
(d) 50 feet deep.

5. When does the rain begin to fall, signaling the beginning of the tempest?
(a) As night falls.
(b) Late at night.
(c) Around noon.
(d) At dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Timothy use to make the lean-to on the raft?

2. What color is the beach on the cay?

3. What does Phillip feel slithering around his feet as the tempest begins to hit?

4. How does Timothy act when he is ill in Chapter 12?

5. Which of his mother's attitudes does Phillip agree with for the first time in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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