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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. How does Timothy order Phillip to get around on the raft?
(a) On his bottom.
(b) Walk.
(c) He tells him not to move at all.
(d) Crawl.

2. In Chapter 5, whom does Timothy say is bad luck?
(a) Grace.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Henrik.
(d) Stew.

3. On what date do the Chinese crews agree to sail again?
(a) July 8.
(b) February 21.
(c) December 6.
(d) May 12.

4. When Phillip first asks Timothy for water while on the raft, where does Timothy get the water?
(a) From a small bottle of water.
(b) From a canteen around his neck.
(c) From the ocean.
(d) From a large keg on the raft.

5. What happens to Phillip when Timothy spots land?
(a) He falls and hits his head.
(b) He regains his sight.
(c) He trips over the water keg.
(d) He stumbles off the raft.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Phillip tell Timothy he is from?

2. In Chapter 6, why does Timothy yell at Phillip?

3. Who sends the S.S. Empire Tern to the island?

4. What color is the beach on the cay?

5. In Chapter 5, while Phillip and Timothy are on the raft, what does Timothy use to make a smoke signal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What activity do Phillip and Henrik often engage in when they visit the harbor?

2. At noon on Phillip's and Timothy's third day on the raft, what does Timothy do for Phillip as a plane passes overhead?

3. In Chapter 2, why does the refinery shut down?

4. What does Timothy say the island he spots looks like?

5. Why did Phillip's family move to Curacao?

6. Who are the occupants of the raft Phillip wakes up on after the S.S. Hato sinks?

7. Why does Timothy order Phillip to crawl around the raft, not walk?

8. In Chapter 6, what happens that causes Phillip to fall off the raft into the water?

9. Why does Grace say she doesn't like living in Curacao?

10. Why doesn't Phillip want to leave Curacao with his mother?

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