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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the lifeboat Phillip and his mother get into as it is lowered into the water?
(a) It tips over.
(b) It is shot at.
(c) It lands safely in the water.
(d) It bangs against the side of the ship and gets a hole in it.

2. In Chapter 5, whom does Timothy say is bad luck?
(a) Phillip.
(b) Stew.
(c) Grace.
(d) Henrik.

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

4. What does Phillip hide under his makeshift bed on the couch?
(a) A gun.
(b) His baseball card collection.
(c) His report card.
(d) A hatchet.

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

6. On what date do the Chinese crews agree to sail again?
(a) December 6.
(b) February 21.
(c) July 8.
(d) May 12.

7. Where does Phillip's father work?
(a) At the refinery.
(b) At the post office.
(c) At a grocery store.
(d) On a ship.

8. What does Timothy tell Phillip is missing from the cay?
(a) A source of water and inhabitants.
(b) Trees.
(c) Fish.
(d) Shelter.

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

10. In Chapter 3, what is Phillip doing when Timothy tells him he feels the same way, but there is nothing to be gained by it?
(a) Vomiting.
(b) Shouting.
(c) Crying.
(d) Swimming away.

11. Which of his mother's attitudes does Phillip agree with for the first time in Chapter 3?
(a) Her desire to return to Virginia.
(b) Her distrust of sailors.
(c) Her love of black people.
(d) Her dislike of black people.

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

13. Upon discovering he is blind, who does Phillip call for?
(a) Timothy.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) Henrik.

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

15. In Chapter 5, while Phillip and Timothy are on the raft, what does Timothy use to make a smoke signal?
(a) A leg from the lean to.
(b) Pieces of the water keg.
(c) Driftwood.
(d) A plank from the raft.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Timothy use to make the lean-to on the raft?

2. When the supply ships stop sailing, what are the islanders worried about running out of?

3. Who is Stew?

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

5. While on the raft, how do Phillip and Timothy get fish to eat?

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