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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Timothy make the hut out of?
(a) Mud.
(b) Dried palm fronds.
(c) Wood from the raft.
(d) Wood cut from the palm trees.

3. Why doesn't Timothy want Phillip to go to the reef with him at first?
(a) He doesn't want to share the fish.
(b) He is hiding treasure.
(c) It is too dangerous.
(d) He thinks there are people there.

4. What does Phillip feel slithering around his feet as the tempest begins to hit?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Fish.
(d) Fog.

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. What does Timothy use to make sinkers?
(a) Pieces of wood.
(b) Rusty bolts.
(c) Seashells.
(d) Rocks.

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

8. In Chapter 13, upon first arriving at the fishing hole, what does Timothy have Phillip do?
(a) Feel along the edges of the fishing hole.
(b) Go back to the campsite.
(c) Jump in the fishing hole.
(d) Take his shoes off.

9. What does Timothy smash with a rock to make Phillip's first trip along the reef safer?
(a) Sharp rocks.
(b) Sea urchins.
(c) Mussel shells.
(d) Crabs.

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

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

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

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

14. How big is the hut Timothy builds?
(a) 4 feet wide and 5 feet long.
(b) 8 feet wide and 8 feet long.
(c) 10 feet wide and 20 feet long.
(d) 6 feet wide and 8 feet long.

15. In Chapter 7, what makes Phillip believe Timothy is holding something back?
(a) Timothy is too cheerful.
(b) The tone of Timothy's voice.
(c) Timothy won't speak to him.
(d) He can hear Timothy fidgeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, why are Phillip and Timothy naked?

2. What does Timothy do to mark a path for Phillip along the reef?

3. In Chapter 11, what does Timothy make for Phillip to help him get around?

4. What shape does Timothy say the island is?

5. In Chapter E11, what does Timothy bring to Phillip and place in his lap?

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