DIRECTIONS: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer. Chapter numbers are noted in orange between questions. You may look back at the novel The Cay to help you.
Chapter 1
Question 1
1.
At the start of the story, what arrived during the night making the mood seem scary?
Question 2
2.
The setting of the story takes place during the time of...
Question 3
3.
Where does the story take place?
Chapter 2
Question 4
4.
What happened to the S. S. Empire Tern?
Question 5
5.
What did Phillip's mother want to do?
Question 6
6.
What was the main reason Philip's mother wanted to leave Curacao?
Chapter 3
Question 7
7.
After leaving Panama, what happened to the S. S. Hato?
Question 8
8.
How was Phillip hurt?
Question 9
9.
When Phillip woke up what person was with him?
Question 10
10.
How did the black man protect them from the hot sun while in the raft?
Question 11
11.
When they were on the raft, Philip gets in an argument with Timothy over drinking water. This is an example of...
Chapter 4
Question 12
12.
Which best describes how Phillip felt about Timothy?
Question 13
13.
Where was Timothy from?
Question 14
14.
How was Timothy kind to Phillip?
Question 15
15.
What was wrong with Phillip when he woke up?
Chapter 5-6
Question 16
16.
What did Timothy warn Phillip to always be careful of?
Question 17
17.
What did Timothy say was bad luck?
Question 18
18.
What happened when Phillip fell overboard?
Question 19
19.
How did Phillip get back on the raft?
Chapter 7-8
Question 20
20.
Which POINT OF VIEW is The Cay told from?
Question 21
21.
What was the FIRST thing Timothy did try to rescue Phillip and himself?
Question 22
22.
How did Phillip feel when Timothy went to explore the island?
Question 23
23.
Complications make stories more suspenseful. Why is it unlikely that anyone will come to rescue Phillip and Timothy?
Question 24
24.
What type of shelter did Timothy make?
Question 25
25.
Why did Timothy want Phillip to spell the word H-E-L-P for him?