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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How do Timothy and Phillip get coconuts in Chapter 13?
(a) They collect them off the beach.
(b) They throw rocks at the coconuts hanging from the tree.
(c) Timothy climbs a tree.
(d) Phillip climbs a tree.

5. What method do Timothy and Phillip use to mark time on the island?
(a) They drop pebbles in a can.
(b) The carve notches on a tree.
(c) They line rocks up on the beach.
(d) They do not mark time.

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

7. How does Timothy know that a tempest is on the way?
(a) The birds leave the island.
(b) The waves make a cracking noise.
(c) There are no fish in the fishing hole.
(d) It gets very cold.

8. What does Timothy agree to stop calling Phillip, and call him his real name instead?
(a) Master.
(b) Sir.
(c) Young Boss.
(d) Son.

9. What is a langosta?
(a) A type of shark.
(b) A clawless lobster.
(c) A large fish.
(d) An octopus.

10. While on the island, what serious illness does Timothy come down with?
(a) Scarlet Fever.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Measles.
(d) TB.

11. As the tempest blows, why does Timothy have Phillip lie flat on the ground?
(a) To avoid the rising waters.
(b) The hut has blown away.
(c) So he won't fall in the water.
(d) So he won't get hit by a falling tree.

12. When does the rain begin to fall, signaling the beginning of the tempest?
(a) Late at night.
(b) As night falls.
(c) At dawn.
(d) Around noon.

13. What does Timothy use to make fishing line?
(a) Strings from their clothing.
(b) A vine.
(c) His own hair.
(d) Strands of a life line.

14. How does Timothy act when he is ill in Chapter 12?
(a) Delirious.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) Joyful.

15. In Chapter 7, when Timothy tells Phillip he isn't sure where they are, what does Phillip think of Timothy?
(a) He must have gone crazy.
(b) He has poor eyesight.
(c) He must be a stupid black man.
(d) He is very intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do ships avoid the Devil's Mouth?

2. What does Phillip feel slithering around his feet as the tempest begins to hit?

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

4. In Chapter 8, how old does Timothy admit he is?

5. How does Timothy suggest they can get more drinking water?

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