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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long are Phillip and Timothy on the island before it rains for the first time?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two days.
(c) A month.
(d) One week.

2. What shape does Timothy say the island is?
(a) Melon shaped.
(b) Circular.
(c) Long and narrow.
(d) Rectangular.

3. What does Timothy tell Phillip will be the main problem with Phillip traveling to the reef on his own?
(a) He may get lost.
(b) The risk of falling.
(c) The path is steep.
(d) Stepping on sea urchins.

4. How many feet out on the reef is the fishing hole?
(a) 20 feet.
(b) 100 feet.
(c) 50 feet.
(d) 5 feet.

5. At what age does Timothy tell Phillip he began working on fishing boats?
(a) 5.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 10.

6. In Chapter 10, who doesn't like the rain?
(a) Stew.
(b) The langosta.
(c) Timothy.
(d) Phillip.

7. In Chapter 13, what does Phillip believe about Timothy?
(a) He has gone crazy.
(b) He is older than he says he is.
(c) He has given up hope of rescue.
(d) He is the smartest man Phillip knows.

8. In Chapter 8, how old does Timothy admit he is?
(a) 92.
(b) 63.
(c) Over 70.
(d) Over 50.

9. When Phillip discovers Timothy is dead, who or what comes to him?
(a) An airplane.
(b) The lizards.
(c) Stew.
(d) American sailors.

10. In Chapter 12, when Timothy stumbles out of the hut while ill, where does Phillip find him?
(a) By the fishing hole.
(b) By the signal fire.
(c) On the raft.
(d) In the water.

11. What does Timothy build on a forty foot rise near the palm trees?
(a) Their campsite.
(b) A signal fire.
(c) A trap.
(d) A statue.

12. In Chapter 12, as Timothy and Phillip return from the beach to their campsite, what does Timothy do for the first time?
(a) Tells Phillip where he is from.
(b) Tells Phillip his real age.
(c) Leans on Phillip.
(d) Catches a langosta.

13. In Chapter 11, what does Timothy tell Phillip he was doing on the north shore?
(a) Cutting fire wood.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Looking for ships.
(d) Fishing.

14. How do Timothy and Phillip feel when Phillip catches a fish?
(a) Proud.
(b) Sad.
(c) Hungry.
(d) Disappointed.

15. In Chapter 11, what can't Phillip find on the beach?
(a) Fish.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) The raft.
(d) The signal fire pile.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Phillip know when it is late May?

2. In Chapter 9, what does Timothy insist Phillip help him make?

3. What does Phillip cover Timothy with when he shivers due to his illness?

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

5. When the tempest ends, what does Phillip notice about Timothy's back?

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