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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 long has Phillip's family lived on the island as the book begins?
(a) Four years.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Fifteen years.

2. What do the islanders call the Chinese crewmen when they refuse to sail?
(a) Smart.
(b) Chinks.
(c) Idiots.
(d) Cowards.

3. In Chapter 6, why does Timothy yell at Phillip?
(a) Phillip eats all the food.
(b) Phillip drinks all the water.
(c) Phillip becomes despondent.
(d) Phillip falls into the shark infested waters.

4. How many passengers board the ship with Phillip and his mother to leave the island?
(a) 15.
(b) 8.
(c) 56.
(d) 13.

5. What is the last name of Phillip's friend, Henrik?
(a) Van Boven.
(b) Gibson.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Van Lipsen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Henrik the American Navy will arrive at Curacao soon?

2. What happens to the lifeboat Phillip and his mother get into as it is lowered into the water?

3. What color is the beach on the cay?

4. What island does Henrik tell Phillip has been destroyed?

5. In Chapter 3, why does Phillip vomit over the side of the raft?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the novel opens, why is young Phillip excited?

2. Why does Phillip accuse Timothy of being stingy when they are on the raft?

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

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

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

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

8. When Phillip realizes he is blind, what story does Timothy tell him to attempt to soothe him?

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

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

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