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

2. What shape does Timothy say the island is?
(a) Rectangular.
(b) Long and narrow.
(c) Circular.
(d) Melon shaped.

3. In Chapter 13, what does Phillip believe about Timothy?
(a) He is the smartest man Phillip knows.
(b) He is older than he says he is.
(c) He has gone crazy.
(d) He has given up hope of rescue.

4. While on the island, what serious illness does Timothy come down with?
(a) Scarlet Fever.
(b) TB.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Measles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What method do Timothy and Phillip use to mark time on the island?

2. What does Phillip feel slithering around his feet as the tempest begins to hit?

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

4. In Chapter 11, what does Phillip realize Timothy is trying to make him?

5. What does Timothy do to mark a path for Phillip along the reef?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what makes Phillip believe Timothy is holding something back from him as he tells Phillip about the island they are on and their prospects of being rescued?

2. What does Timothy tell Phillip to try to convince him that, despite his blindness, Phillip will be able to weave a sleeping mat?

3. In Chapter 14, how do Timothy and Phillip know a tempest is on the way?

4. What does Timothy tell Phillip will be his main danger as he makes his way along the poles planted in the reef to the fishing hole?

5. In Chapter 12, what are the symptoms Timothy exhibits when he tells Phillip he has malaria?

6. After the hut is blown away in the tempest, what does Timothy do to protect Phillip from the storm?

7. Why is Phillip angry the first time Timothy goes to find langosta for their dinner?

8. In Chapter 9, why does Timothy and Phillip tear vines down from the north end of the island?

9. How do Phillip and Timothy mark the passing of time on the island?

10. What are three steps Timothy and Phillip take to prepare themselves for the tempest?

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