What did Phillip's mother want to do?

talk to his dad about the fighting

How did Phillip feel about Timothy?

he was excited to get to know him

he felt relieved that he was with him

Chapter 1: Why is Phillip so excited in the beginning of the book?

He's excited to be a part of the war.

Henrik has a new game that Phillip wants to try.

He knows that he'll be returning to Virginia.

He wants to meet German soldiers.

Chapter 3: What does Timothy build on the raft, using wooden boards and their clothes?

A flag to signal to passing planes and ships

Chapter 3: Why does Timothy keep Phillip from drinking more water?

They don't know how long they'll be stranded.

Timothy wants to keep it all for himself.

Timothy believes that the water is unsafe to drink.

Timothy wants to save it all for Stew Cat.

Chapter 3: According to the book, where does Phillip's racism come from?

The black people he played with in the harbor

Chapter 3: Why does Phillip start to think of Timothy as a "stubborn old man?"

Timothy won't give Phillip all the water he wants.

Timothy refuses to share any of the fish he caught.

Timothy doesn't believe that Phillip is from Virginia.

Timothy won't tell Phillip his own name.

Chapter 4: What is most likely the actual explanation for Phillip's blindness?

Phillip was hit in the head when the S.S. Hato was torpedoed.

Phillip did not drink enough water.

Phillip became blinded from the grief of losing his mother.

Phillip was born blind; he was only pretending to see.

Chapter 5: How does Timothy comfort Phillip after Phillip becomes blind?

He describes the world around them.

He promises that Phillip can keep Stew Cat when they're rescued.

He sings Phillip's favorite song, "Call Me Maybe."

Which quotation below influenced Phillip's negative attitude towards black people?

"They aren't the same as you, Phillip. They are different and they live differently."

"Yes, they were different. They ate raw fish."

"A schooner will find us. And my father has ships out looking for us."

"She started dis terrible wahr, eh, young bahss?"

The Cay Ch. 1-5

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How old is Phillip?

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is Phillip's mother afraid of?

Poverty

Her husband

German U-boats

Phillip being friends with Henrik

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What happened to the Empire Tern?

It crashed onto a reef.

It's engines exploded, sinking the ship.

It continued on its journey after Phillip and his mother departed at Miami.

It was sunk by a torpedo.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.7.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a way Timothy was kind to Phillip?

He kept him warm at night.

He gave him fresh orange juice.

He gave him medicine for his headache.

He let him drink all the water he wanted.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Timothy warned Phillip to be careful of...

birds.

sharks.

stingrays.

langosta.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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.

Heowned a chain of hotels.

He was the captain on a tanker.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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

send them to Miami on the S.S. Hato

fly them home to Texas

have to entire family move back to the United States

move to the Netherlands

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

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The Cay Ch. 1-5

How old is Phillip?

What is Phillip's mother afraid of?

What happened to the Empire Tern?

What was a way Timothy was kind to Phillip?

Timothy warned Phillip to be careful of...

What kind of job did Phillip's dad have?

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

After leaving Panama, what happened to the S.S. Hato?

How was Phillip hurt?

What did Phillip eat for supper?

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