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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, after going to get langosta, why does Timothy groan?
(a) Phillip has fallen and hurt himself.
(b) The hut has fallen down.
(c) He is in pain.
(d) He didn't get any langosta.

2. In Chapter 6, where does Phillip think he and Timothy will be better off?
(a) On the raft.
(b) In the ocean.
(c) On the island.
(d) Dead.

3. What does Timothy make the hut out of?
(a) Mud.
(b) Wood from the raft.
(c) Dried palm fronds.
(d) Wood cut from the palm trees.

4. Who helps Phillip into his life jacket when their boat is sinking?
(a) A sailor.
(b) Timothy.
(c) His mother.
(d) The captain.

5. What is a jumbi?
(a) A large wolf-like animal.
(b) A fish.
(c) An evil spirit.
(d) A lucky spirit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, while Phillip and Timothy are on the raft, what does Timothy use to make a smoke signal?

3. What does Timothy build on a forty foot rise near the palm trees?

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

5. In Chapter 10, whom does Phillip tell Timothy his mother does not like?

(see the answer key)

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