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 to help you.
Chapter 9-10
Question 1
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Question 2
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Question 3
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Question 4
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Question 5
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Chapter 11-12
Question 6
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Question 7
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Question 8
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Question 9
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Question 10
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Chapter 13-14
Question 11
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Question 12
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Question 13
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Question 14
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Question 15
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Chapter 15-16
Question 16
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Question 17
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Question 18
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Chapter 17-19
Question 19
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Question 20
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Question 21
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Question 22
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Question 23
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Question 24
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Question 25
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What did Timothy do with the rope he made?
tied the raft to a palm tree
stretched it down the hill between the hut and the beach for Phillip to follow
wove it into hammocks
What work did Timothy want Phillip to do?
weave mats
cook the meals
look for water
Why did Timothy hit Phillip?
Phillip untied the raft and let it drift out to sea.
Phillip ran away from the hut.
Phillip threw the palm fibers at Timothy then yelled at him calling Timothy an ugly black man that can’t even spell.
Phillip began to change the day Timothy hit him. How did he change?
Phillip started hating Timothy.
Phillip thought Timothy was ugly and stupid.
Phillip wanted Timothy to be his friend.
What best describes how Phillip begin to feel about people after his experiences with Timothy?
color of people's skin doesn't really matter
black and white people should not live together
old people didn't know very much
How was Phillip able to get around the island?
by using the rope to get to the beach then by using a cane
Timothy would lead him around
by following Stew Cat
What did Timothy think about Stew Cat?
He was a cute, cuddly cat which comforted him.
He was bad luck.
He was good at catching his own food.
What worried Phillip about Timothy’s behavior?
Phillip was afraid Timothy was going to leave him on the island alone.
Stew Cat was missing, and he thought Timothy might have him.
Timothy kept forgetting things.
Why did Timothy wake up one morning with a fever?
He was very sick from malaria.
He had an ear infection.
He got the chicken pox.
How did Timothy feel after the fever broke?
He never fully regained his strength again.
He was fine, just like before he got sick.
He felt better than before, like a younger version of himself.
Why did Timothy teach Phillip how to fish?
to give Phillip something to do
so Phillip could feel good about himself
so he could take care of himself if something happened to Timothy
What did Phillip use to catch a fish?
a fish hook made out of nails
a spear
a net
Throughout their time on the island, Timothy taught Phillip many things to help him survive. In this chapter, what kinds of things does Phillip teach Timothy?
how to cook fish the way Phillip's mom taught him
how to do math problems in the sand
about geography, the land, and animals
Why do you think Phillip asked the question, "Timothy, are you still black?"
He wondered if the sun had changed his skin color.
He had become so close to Timothy as friends that he didn't really think about what color his skin was anymore.
He was getting sick from malaria and wasn't thinking clearly.
What did Timothy do with the rope as the hurricane was coming?
He tied it to a palm tree on a high point on the island.
He tied up Stew Cat.
He tied the raft to a palm tree.
How did Timothy protect Phillip from the storm?
He tied himself and Phillip to a palm tree with Timothy behind Phillip.
He took Phillip to the cave.
Timothy tied the raft behind Phillip's back.
What happened to Timothy during the storm?
a shark bit his leg
a large piece of drift wood cut his arm
his backside was cut and bleeding from the sand and sea grape that hit him during the storm
Why did the bird attack Phillip?
Phillip stepped on the nest and broke an egg.
The hurricane made the birds protective on the island.
Philip tried to eat one of the birds.
How did Phillip catch the lobsters?
with a sharpened stick
with a net
in a cage
How did Phillip get hurt?
He twisted his ankle in a deep hole.
A seagull pecked his face.
A moray eel bit his arm.
Why did the first plane not see Phillip’s signal fire?
The plane was too far away.
The smoke was white and hard to see against the clouds.
The smoke went behind the palm trees.
When Phillip was rescued what was the only item he wanted from the island?
sea shells
a carving he made
Timothy's knife
What happened with Phillip's eyesight?
He stayed blind, even after being rescued.
After some surgeries, he was able to see again, but had to wear glasses.
He could see even better than he could before the accident.
Why did Phillip feel that hanging out with Henrik van Boven wasn't the same as when they'd played before?
They had made friends with other people instead.
Henrik seemed young because he hadn't had the same life experiences as Phillip.
Henrik had moved away.
At the end of the story, Phillip says he liked spending most of his time with the black people down at St. Anna Bay and the market. Why do you think he does this?
He felt closer to them because he had gotten to know other sides of their personalities and culture.
He thought they could tell them about what happened while he was gone.