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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 love of black people.
(c) Her distrust of sailors.
(d) Her dislike of black people.

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

4. On what island are Phillip and his parents living when the book starts?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Curacao.
(c) Bikini Islands.
(d) St. Thomas.

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

6. What is the destination of the ship Phillip and his mother leave the island on?
(a) England.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Panama.
(d) New York.

7. How long has Phillip's family lived on the island as the book begins?
(a) One year.
(b) Four years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Six months.

8. How does Grace feel about living on the island?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Safe.
(c) Delighted.
(d) Privileged.

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

10. How does Phillip's father feel about the prospect of the supply ships sailing again?
(a) Confident.
(b) Uncertain.
(c) Angry.
(d) Worried.

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

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

13. 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.

14. After Phillip goes blind, how long does Timothy tell him it will take him to regain his sight?
(a) A year.
(b) A month.
(c) A couple of days.
(d) He will never regain his sight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the book, what is the name of the town where Phillip and his family live?

2. Why does Phillip dangle his hand over the edge of the raft?

3. In Chapter 4, when Phillip wakes up in the dark after feeling ill, what time does Timothy tell him it is?

4. In Chapter 6, when Phillip reminds Timothy that they've spotted land, what returns to Timothy's voice?

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

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