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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. Who sends destroyers and cruisers to protect the supply ships when they begin to sail again?
(a) American and Dutch navies.
(b) American Navy.
(c) Japanese and German Navy.
(d) German Navy.

2. Off of what country's coast is the island Phillip and his parents live on at the beginning of the book?
(a) Canada.
(b) England.
(c) America.
(d) Venezuela.

3. Which of his mother's attitudes does Phillip agree with for the first time in Chapter 3?
(a) Her dislike of black people.
(b) Her distrust of sailors.
(c) Her love of black people.
(d) Her desire to return to Virginia.

4. After Phillip goes blind, how long does Timothy tell him it will take him to regain his sight?
(a) A couple of days.
(b) A month.
(c) He will never regain his sight.
(d) A year.

5. Why does Phillip dangle his hand over the edge of the raft?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He is hot.
(c) To cool a bee sting.
(d) To catch a fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how much water does Timothy give Phillip when he first asks for it?

2. Who is afraid of airplanes?

3. When Phillip first asks Timothy for water while on the raft, where does Timothy get the water?

4. Why does the army officer tell Phillip and Henrik to leave the bridge?

5. In Chapter 6, where does Phillip think he and Timothy will be better off?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Timothy warn Phillip not to dangle his hands over the side of the raft into the water?

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

3. At the beginning of the book, what do Phillip and Henrik find when they visit the harbor against their mothers' wishes?

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

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

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

7. During their conversation about the war, why does Henrik seem to Phillip to be so knowledgeable about the goings on of the military?

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

9. In Chapter 2, what actions do Phillip and Grace take to stay safe from the Germans?

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

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