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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Timothy tell Phillip is temporary?
(a) Stew's illness.
(b) Their being stranded.
(c) Timothy's fever.
(d) Phillip's blindness.

2. Where does Phillip think Timothy is from?
(a) Africa.
(b) Australia.
(c) South America.
(d) America.

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

4. What appeal does Phillip make to his mother when she says she wants to leave the island?
(a) To get a dog when they return.
(b) To let him stay.
(c) To take his father with them.
(d) To take Henrik with them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of ship do the Chinese crewman refuse to sail on?

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

3. What is the destination of the ship Phillip and his mother leave the island on?

4. How does Timothy order Phillip to get around on the raft?

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

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