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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 old is Phillip when the book begins?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Nine.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Sixteen.

2. When the supply ships stop sailing, what are the islanders worried about running out of?
(a) Meat and grains.
(b) Coffee and sugar.
(c) Money and alcohol.
(d) Fresh water and vegetables.

3. Off of what country's coast is the island Phillip and his parents live on at the beginning of the book?
(a) Venezuela.
(b) England.
(c) Canada.
(d) America.

4. Who is afraid of airplanes?
(a) Timothy.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Grace.
(d) Henrik.

5. Who sends the S.S. Empire Tern to the island?
(a) The American Navy.
(b) The Chinese Navy.
(c) The British Navy.
(d) The German Navy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many passengers board the ship with Phillip and his mother to leave the island?

3. On what date do the Chinese crews agree to sail again?

4. When the refinery shuts down, what are the Allies unable to get from the island?

5. How long has Phillip's family lived on the island as the book begins?

(see the answer key)

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