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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of ship is the S.S. Empire Tern?
(a) A fishing trawler.
(b) An armed tanker.
(c) A submarine.
(d) A battleship.

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

3. What type of ship do the Chinese crewman refuse to sail on?
(a) Oil tanker.
(b) Submarine.
(c) Battleship
(d) Cruise ship.

4. What happens to the Tern as it sets sail?
(a) It sinks.
(b) It explodes.
(c) It sails safely away.
(d) It hits another ship.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who sends destroyers and cruisers to protect the supply ships when they begin to sail again?

3. Why does the army officer tell Phillip and Henrik to leave the bridge?

4. What appeal does Phillip make to his mother when she says she wants to leave the island?

5. According to Phillip's father, why can't the islanders fight the Germans?

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