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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 11, what does Timothy make for Phillip to help him get around?
(a) Crutches.
(b) Guide ropes that circle the island.
(c) A cane.
(d) Wooden chimes to signal he is near the water.

10. What did Timothy keep off the island while he chased away the jumbi?
(a) Stew.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Phillip.
(d) Birds.

11. In Chapter 10, who doesn't like the rain?
(a) Timothy.
(b) Stew.
(c) Phillip.
(d) The langosta.

12. In Chapter 12, as Timothy and Phillip return from the beach to their campsite, what does Timothy do for the first time?
(a) Leans on Phillip.
(b) Tells Phillip his real age.
(c) Catches a langosta.
(d) Tells Phillip where he is from.

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

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

15. In Chapter 13, what causes Phillip to almost fall into the fishing hole?
(a) He jumps up and down when Timothy catches a fish.
(b) He slips on a rock.
(c) He steps on a sea urchin.
(d) Pulling on a stubborn mussel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Timothy think people have different colors of skin?

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

3. In Chapter 7, when Timothy tells Phillip he isn't sure where they are, what does Phillip think of Timothy?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Timothy put on top of the hut?

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

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