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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, after going to get langosta, why does Timothy groan?
(a) Phillip has fallen and hurt himself.
(b) He didn't get any langosta.
(c) He is in pain.
(d) The hut has fallen down.

2. In Chapter 9, what does Timothy insist Phillip help him make?
(a) Phillip's sleeping mat.
(b) A new raft.
(c) The hut.
(d) A water collection system.

3. When Timothy recovers from his illness, what doesn't he recall doing?
(a) The shipwreck.
(b) Yelling at Phillip.
(c) Going down to the beach.
(d) Phillip's name.

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

5. When Timothy first goes to explore the island, why does Phillip panic?
(a) He is left alone on the beach.
(b) He hears something growling.
(c) He is sure Timothy will kill him.
(d) He is bitten by something.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What does Phillip cover Timothy with when he shivers due to his illness?
(a) Grape leaves.
(b) Palm fronds.
(c) A piece of sail cloth.
(d) Sand.

14. Why does Timothy think people have different colors of skin?
(a) Because people are all different.
(b) Because of the parts of the world they live in.
(c) For the same reason fish and flowers come in different colors.
(d) Because some skin colors are better than others.

15. When the tempest ends, what does Phillip notice about Timothy's back?
(a) It has been flayed to ribbons.
(b) It is very strong.
(c) There is one large cut on it.
(d) It has a few bruises.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 11, what is Timothy sure will change?

2. In Chapter 11, what can't Phillip find on the beach?

3. How big is the hut Timothy builds?

4. In Chapter 10, whom does Phillip tell Timothy his mother does not like?

5. What does Timothy make the hut out of?

(see the answer keys)

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