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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 take his father with them.
(c) To take Henrik with them.
(d) To let him stay.

2. When the tempest ends, what does Phillip notice about Timothy's back?
(a) There is one large cut on it.
(b) It has a few bruises.
(c) It is very strong.
(d) It has been flayed to ribbons.

3. How does Phillip know when it is late May?
(a) He does not know.
(b) There are 48 pebbles in the can.
(c) There are 48 notches on the tree.
(d) There are 48 rocks lined up on the beach.

4. What island does Henrik tell Phillip has been destroyed?
(a) Easter Island.
(b) Aruba.
(c) Curacao.
(d) St. Thomas.

5. When Timothy asks Phillip to help him write a message in the sand, what does Phillip discover?
(a) There are spiny urchins on the beach.
(b) Timothy cannot read or write.
(c) There is nothing to write with.
(d) Phillip has forgotten how to spell.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, while Phillip and Timothy are on the raft, what does Timothy use to make a smoke signal?

2. What does Timothy agree to stop calling Phillip, and call him his real name instead?

3. After the tempest, what does Phillip find strapped to the lee side of a tree?

4. When the second plane in Chapter 18 flies away, how does Phillip feel?

5. Where do the men who rescue Phillip sound like they are from?

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