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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long are Phillip and Timothy on the island before it rains for the first time?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Two days.
(d) A month.

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

3. In Chapter 8, whom does Phillip imagine he will have a tale to tell?
(a) His mother.
(b) Henrik.
(c) His father.
(d) His teacher.

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

5. 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.

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

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

8. In Chapter 11, what can't Phillip find on the beach?
(a) The signal fire pile.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) The raft.
(d) Fish.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What does Timothy tell Phillip will be the main problem with Phillip traveling to the reef on his own?
(a) The path is steep.
(b) He may get lost.
(c) The risk of falling.
(d) Stepping on sea urchins.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, upon first arriving at the fishing hole, what does Timothy have Phillip do?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 13, what does Timothy tell Phillip that Phillip must do?

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