The Cay - Chapters 12-15

Chapter 14: Timothy identifies the "rifle crack" from the sea as...

• A rifle
• A storm
• A bird
• A plane

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Chapter 14: What is one thing that Timothy does to prepare for the storm?

• Tie their belongings to a tree.
• Dig a trench around their hut.
• Fill the keg with coconut milk.
• Make a life jacket for Stew Cat.

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Which line from chapter 14 is NOT and example of a simile?

• "So hot each breath felt like fire"

• "A crack like a rifle or pistol shot"

• "The sea he told me was smooth as green jelly"

• All of these are similes

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How did Phillip know that it was late May?

• He made notches on a tree to count the days.
• He put pebbles in a can to count the days.
• He made a pile of seashells to count the day.
• Timothy had brought a small, waterproof calendar with him.

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What survival skill did Timothy teach Phillip?

• How to purify water
• How to skin an otter
• How to fish
• How to cut open coconuts

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Chapter 12: What makes Timothy very sick?

• Zika
• Malaria
• An infected cut on his leg
• Rotten coconuts

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Chapter 12: When Timothy is very sick with fever, what does he do?

• He runs down to the water.
• He tries to climb a palm tree.
• He tries to sail on the raft.
• He dances with Stew Cat.

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Chapter 13: What does Phillip do that makes Timothy very happy?

• He sings an old Caribbean song.
• He climbs a palm tree for coconuts.
• He makes a collar for Stew Cat.
• He swims around the entire cay.

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Chapter 13: What does Phillip ask that makes Timothy laugh?

• Whether the jumbi can talk.
• Whether Timothy is still black.
• Which direction the sun rises in.
• Whether they can sail the raft home.

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What caused Phillip to climb back up the palm tree when he felt he couldn't do it?

• hunger
• Timothy's disappointment 
• a snake
• thinking of his mom

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