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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 causes the S.S. Hato to sink?
(a) The engine malfunctions.
(b) It is bombed by an aircraft.
(c) It hits another ship.
(d) It is torpedoed.

2. Who sends destroyers and cruisers to protect the supply ships when they begin to sail again?
(a) American and Dutch navies.
(b) Japanese and German Navy.
(c) German Navy.
(d) American Navy.

3. Why does Phillip dangle his hand over the edge of the raft?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He is hot.
(c) To catch a fish.
(d) To cool a bee sting.

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. In Chapter 5, while Phillip and Timothy are on the raft, what does Timothy use to make a smoke signal?
(a) A plank from the raft.
(b) Pieces of the water keg.
(c) Driftwood.
(d) A leg from the lean to.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Henrik the American Navy will arrive at Curacao soon?

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

3. Who shows Phillip around the Tern?

4. In Chapter 5, while Phillip and Timothy are on the raft, what does Timothy spot in the sky?

5. Who is afraid of airplanes?

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