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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many passengers board the ship with Phillip and his mother to leave the island?
(a) 8.
(b) 56.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

2. Who tells Henrik the American Navy will arrive at Curacao soon?
(a) One of the Chinese crewmen.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Grace.
(d) Phillip, Sr.

3. What is the destination of the ship Phillip and his mother leave the island on?
(a) Panama.
(b) New York.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) England.

4. What is the charge against the Chinese crewmen who refuse to sail?
(a) Murder.
(b) Traitors.
(c) Theft.
(d) Mutiny.

5. What is Phillip's father doing as Phillip and his mom leave the island?
(a) Crying.
(b) Standing on top of the fort waving goodbye.
(c) Running down the dock.
(d) Working.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is afraid of airplanes?

3. What do the islanders call the Chinese crewmen when they refuse to sail?

4. What island does Henrik tell Phillip has been destroyed?

5. After the incident with the Tern, what doesn't Phillip find exciting anymore?

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