View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

5. How deep is the water in the fishing hole?
(a) 4 feet deep.
(b) 20 feet deep.
(c) 8 feet deep.
(d) 50 feet deep.

6. In Chapter Twelve, when does Timothy's fever finally break?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Early evening.
(c) Noon.
(d) Mid-morning.

7. Why do ships avoid the Devil's Mouth?
(a) It is enemy territory.
(b) The waters are shark-infested.
(c) There is nothing there to see.
(d) There are dangerous reefs there.

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

9. What reason does Phillip give Timothy for being unable to help with the work?
(a) Phillip doesn't want to.
(b) Work is for adults.
(c) Phillip is blind.
(d) Phillip is too weak.

10. In Chapter 11, what does Timothy put on top of the hut?
(a) A sun roof.
(b) Mud.
(c) A lightning rod.
(d) A carving of a cat.

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

12. When Timothy asks Phillip to help him write a message in the sand, what does Phillip discover?
(a) There are spiny urchins on the beach.
(b) Timothy cannot read or write.
(c) There is nothing to write with.
(d) Phillip has forgotten how to spell.

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

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

15. What do Timothy and Phillip make to help Phillip get from the campsite to the signal fire pile?
(a) A stone path.
(b) A rope.
(c) Crutches.
(d) A fence.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Phillip discovers Timothy is dead, who or what comes to him?

2. What does Timothy build on a forty foot rise near the palm trees?

3. What is a langosta?

4. In Chapter 12, as Timothy and Phillip return from the beach to their campsite, what does Timothy do for the first time?

5. What method do Timothy and Phillip use to mark time on the island?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 519 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample