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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do Timothy and Phillip eat a large meal before the tempest hits?
(a) They need to use up the food they have stored.
(b) The fish may not return for a week.
(c) They are very hungry from preparing for the storm.
(d) The food is about to spoil.

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

4. What does Phillip note about Timothy following his illness?
(a) He is fearful.
(b) He is stronger than ever.
(c) His personality changes.
(d) He never fully regains his strength.

5. At the end of Chapter 11, what is Timothy sure will change?
(a) The number of fish around the island.
(b) Their luck.
(c) The weather.
(d) Phillip's attitude.

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

7. What does Phillip learn to feel the direction of so he will know where to fish?
(a) The wind.
(b) The sun.
(c) The water.
(d) The movement of the fish.

8. In Chapter E11, what does Timothy bring to Phillip and place in his lap?
(a) Langosta.
(b) A fishing pole.
(c) Stew.
(d) Fish.

9. In Chapter 10, whom does Phillip tell Timothy his mother does not like?
(a) Rich people.
(b) Black people.
(c) Chinese people.
(d) Men.

10. In Chapter 13, what does Phillip realize Timothy has been making for him?
(a) A cot.
(b) Fishing hooks.
(c) A spear.
(d) His own hut.

11. How does Phillip know when it is late May?
(a) There are 48 notches on the tree.
(b) He does not know.
(c) There are 48 pebbles in the can.
(d) There are 48 rocks lined up on the beach.

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

13. What does Timothy do to mark a path for Phillip along the reef?
(a) Strings wind chimes along the way to the reef.
(b) Makes a line of seashells along the reef.
(c) Plants poles in the reef.
(d) Makes a rock path along the reef.

14. In Chapter 9, what does Timothy do when Phillip calls him a stupid, ugly black man?
(a) Timothy cries.
(b) Timothy leaves the campsite in a huff.
(c) Timothy agrees.
(d) Timothy slaps Phillip.

15. How does Timothy suggest they can get more drinking water?
(a) They cannot get more drinking water.
(b) They can collect rainwater.
(c) They can filter the sea water.
(d) They can crack open coconuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Timothy use to make sinkers?

2. What do the rains of the tempest feel like to Phillip?

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 deep is the water in the fishing hole?

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