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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 8, what does Phillip believe has become of his mother?
(a) He believes she is safe.
(b) He believes she has returned to Virginia.
(c) He believes she is dead.
(d) He believes she is on the other side of the island.

4. What does Timothy agree to stop calling Phillip, and call him his real name instead?
(a) Master.
(b) Son.
(c) Sir.
(d) Young Boss.

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

6. While on the island, what serious illness does Timothy come down with?
(a) Measles.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) TB.

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

8. What is a jumbi?
(a) A fish.
(b) A lucky spirit.
(c) An evil spirit.
(d) A large wolf-like animal.

9. In Chapter 11, what does Phillip realize Timothy is trying to make him?
(a) Angry.
(b) Independent.
(c) Healthy.
(d) Happy.

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

11. Why does Phillip decide that Timothy chose a high spot to build their campsite on?
(a) Timothy doesn't like the beach.
(b) It is a sunnier spot.
(c) For a better view.
(d) In case a storm caused the waters to rise.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, when Timothy stumbles out of the hut while ill, where does Phillip find him?

2. Why do ships avoid the Devil's Mouth?

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

4. In Chapter 9, what does Timothy do when Phillip calls him a stupid, ugly black man?

5. When does the rain begin to fall, signaling the beginning of the tempest?

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