The Cay by Theodore Taylor Quiz

Which of the following does NOT describe the setting at the beginning of the novel?

• Curaçao

• Aruba

• Caribbean

• Willemstad

What is a cay?

• A type of palm.

• A peninsula.

• A low island or reef made of sand or coral.

• A hill.

What kind of job did Phillip's dad have?

• He worked in the oil refinery trying to increase production of aviation fuel.

• He had a large plantation that grew sugar cane.

• He owned a curtain store.

• He was the captain on a tanker.

What did Phillip's mother convince his father to do?

• send her and Phillip to Miami on the S.S. Hato

• fly them home to Texas

• have the entire family move back to the United States

• move to the Netherlands

What is unusual about Grace's reaction when the S.S. Hato is torpedoed?

• She is calm.

• She is happy.

• She yells at Phillip.

• She cries.

How did Phillip feel about Timothy in the beginning? He felt:

• like he was different and he should avoid him.

• like he was lucky

• glad he was there to take care of him

• as if he could be his new best friend

Why is Timothy worried about the cay?

• it is too large for them to explore

• there are no people on it

• it could be in the Devil's Mouth

• there are no good materials to build shelter with

Why does Phillip feel that he is superior to Timothy? 

• Timothy could not swim.
• Timothy was an old man.
• Timothy was sick. 
• Timothy could not spell.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the device called that collects rain water?

• collector
• catcher
• catchment
• pipe

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which of the following are evidence that Phillip is young and immature.

• He wants a full cup of water.

• He does not want to reeve the sleeping mats.

• He calls Timothy names.

• All of the above.