The Cay Chapters 13-15

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.

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.

Timothy identifies the "rifle crack" from the sea as...

• A rifle

• A storm

• A bird

• A plane

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.

How is Phillip protected in the storm?

• Phillip stays in the hut.

• Phillip floats offshore on the raft.

• Timothy shelters Phillip with his body.

• Phillip buries his body in the sand.

Why does Timothy keep talking about the coconuts in the trees?

• He really wants Phillips to climb up and get some

• Timothy used to study coconut trees while he was in college

• He is hungry and it makes him feel better to talk about food

• Timothy has a jumbi and it makes him say strange things

Why did Timothy keep putting one rock a day into an old can?

• He was keeping track of their days on the island.

• He loved collecting rocks.

• He was saving them so he could pave a path to the hut.

• He used the rocks as sinkers with his fishing poles.

What was slithering around Phillip's feet during the hurricane?

• There were many snakes on the island.

• The vines that Timothy had made for Phillip were blowing in the wind and wrapping around his ankles.

• The lizards were trying to get to higher ground.

• Stew Cat was chasing mice around under Phillip.

Timothy fashioned nails into hooks for Phillip to use for catching fish. What does Phillip use as bait?

• worms

• sea urchin

• mussell

• coconut

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.