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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do ships avoid the Devil's Mouth?
(a) There is nothing there to see.
(b) It is enemy territory.
(c) There are dangerous reefs there.
(d) The waters are shark-infested.

2. How deep is the water in the fishing hole?
(a) 50 feet deep.
(b) 4 feet deep.
(c) 20 feet deep.
(d) 8 feet deep.

3. What do the rains of the tempest feel like to Phillip?
(a) Soothing.
(b) Nails.
(c) Soft taps.
(d) Hailstones.

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

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

6. What does Timothy use to make fishing line?
(a) Strings from their clothing.
(b) Strands of a life line.
(c) A vine.
(d) His own hair.

7. 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 waves make a cracking noise.
(d) The birds leave the island.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. How does Timothy suggest they can get more drinking water?
(a) They can filter the sea water.
(b) They can collect rainwater.
(c) They cannot get more drinking water.
(d) They can crack open coconuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Timothy and Phillip get coconuts in Chapter 13?

2. What shape does Timothy say the island is?

3. What does Timothy make the hut out of?

4. How does Phillip know when it is late May?

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

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