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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who sends destroyers and cruisers to protect the supply ships when they begin to sail again?
(a) Japanese and German Navy.
(b) American and Dutch navies.
(c) American Navy.
(d) German Navy.

3. What ship do Phillip and his mother board to leave the island?
(a) S.S. Blackbird.
(b) The Queen Anne.
(c) S.S. Hato.
(d) S.S. Empire Tern.

4. What is the last name of Phillip's friend, Henrik?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Van Lipsen.
(c) Van Boven.
(d) Gibson.

5. Who shows Phillip around the Tern?
(a) Henrik.
(b) His father.
(c) The captain.
(d) His mother.

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

7. What causes the S.S. Hato to sink?
(a) It is torpedoed.
(b) It is bombed by an aircraft.
(c) It hits another ship.
(d) The engine malfunctions.

8. In Chapter 4, how old does Timothy tell Phillip he is?
(a) Upwards of 80.
(b) 52.
(c) Upwards of 60.
(d) Around 30.

9. In Chapter 6, when Phillip reminds Timothy that they've spotted land, what returns to Timothy's voice?
(a) Power.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Joy.
(d) Anger.

10. Who tells Henrik the American Navy will arrive at Curacao soon?
(a) Phillip.
(b) One of the Chinese crewmen.
(c) Grace.
(d) Phillip, Sr.

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

12. In Chapter 6, what does Timothy tell Phillip a man can do in these waters?
(a) Learn to swim.
(b) Find treasure.
(c) Catch a lot of fish.
(d) Die.

13. What is Phillip's father doing as Phillip and his mom leave the island?
(a) Crying.
(b) Standing on top of the fort waving goodbye.
(c) Running down the dock.
(d) Working.

14. What color is the beach on the cay?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where does Timothy think he and Phillip will be better off?

2. Which of his mother's attitudes does Phillip agree with for the first time in Chapter 3?

3. On what island are Phillip and his parents living when the book starts?

4. In Chapter 3, how does Phillip react to the amount of water Timothy gives him?

5. What is Phillip's father's name?

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