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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What type of ship do the Chinese crewman refuse to sail on?
(a) Oil tanker.
(b) Cruise ship.
(c) Battleship
(d) Submarine.
2. What does Timothy tell Phillip is missing from the cay?
(a) Shelter.
(b) Fish.
(c) Trees.
(d) A source of water and inhabitants.
3. How long has Phillip's family lived on the island as the book begins?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.
4. In Chapter 6, what does Timothy tell Phillip a man can do in these waters?
(a) Learn to swim.
(b) Find treasure.
(c) Catch a lot of fish.
(d) Die.
5. What happens to the lifeboat Phillip and his mother get into as it is lowered into the water?
(a) It tips over.
(b) It lands safely in the water.
(c) It bangs against the side of the ship and gets a hole in it.
(d) It is shot at.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 4, when Phillip wakes up in the dark after feeling ill, what time does Timothy tell him it is?
2. When Phillip first asks Timothy for water while on the raft, where does Timothy get the water?
3. On what island are Phillip and his parents living when the book starts?
4. In Chapter 5, while Phillip and Timothy are on the raft, what does Timothy use to make a smoke signal?
5. Where does Phillip tell Timothy he is from?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Timothy say the island he spots looks like?
2. Who are the occupants of the raft Phillip wakes up on after the S.S. Hato sinks?
3. Why does Grace say she doesn't like living in Curacao?
4. When the S.S. Empire Tern is sunk, what does Philip realize about the crew that was on board?
5. During their conversation about the war, why does Henrik seem to Phillip to be so knowledgeable about the goings on of the military?
6. Why does Phillip accuse Timothy of being stingy when they are on the raft?
7. When Phillip realizes he is blind, what story does Timothy tell him to attempt to soothe him?
8. What activity do Phillip and Henrik often engage in when they visit the harbor?
9. As the novel opens, why is young Phillip excited?
10. At noon on Phillip's and Timothy's third day on the raft, what does Timothy do for Phillip as a plane passes overhead?
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