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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Grace?
(a) Phillip's sister.
(b) Phillip's mother.
(c) Henrik's mother.
(d) Phillip's teacher.

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

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

5. In Chapter 4, when Phillip wakes up in the dark after feeling ill, what time does Timothy tell him it is?
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) Noon.
(d) Midnight.

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

7. According to Phillip's father, why can't the islanders fight the Germans?
(a) They have no submarines or aircraft weaponry.
(b) They are on the side of the Germans.
(c) They are cowards.
(d) They aren't smart enough.

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

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

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

11. Where does Phillip tell Timothy he is from?
(a) New York City.
(b) St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands.
(c) Africa.
(d) New Orleans.

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

13. While on the raft, how do Phillip and Timothy get fish to eat?
(a) They use a net.
(b) They spear them.
(c) They use a fishing pole.
(d) The fish jump and land on the raft.

14. Where do Phillip and Henrik often spend time playing pirates?
(a) In Henrik's basement.
(b) The ancient fort.
(c) In Phillip's back yard.
(d) The harbor.

15. In Chapter 5, while Phillip and Timothy are on the raft, what does Timothy spot in the sky?
(a) An airplane.
(b) A comet.
(c) A flock of birds.
(d) Storm clouds.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Phillip goes blind, how long does Timothy tell him it will take him to regain his sight?

2. When Phillip first asks Timothy for water while on the raft, where does Timothy get the water?

3. Off of what country's coast is the island Phillip and his parents live on at the beginning of the book?

4. Who does Timothy say raised him?

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

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