The Cay Chapter 3 : Reading Quiz

Two days after leaving Panama, in the early morning of April 6, 1942, the Hato was....

• torn apart in a storm.

• torpedoed

• accidentally bombed

As they prepared to leave the cabin, Phillip's mother was...

• in a panic

• crying quietly

• very calm

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The lifeboat Phillip and his mother were in spilled its passengers when....

• the Hato lurched forward.

• it broke in half.

• it became tangled in the anchor line.

In the water, Phillip...

• could no longer see his mother.

• fainted.

• was hit on the head from above.

Which one of the following was NOT true of the black man that Phillip found sitting on the raft with him.

• Phillip had never seen him before.

• His head was a mass of wiry gray hair.

• Phillip thought he was ugly.

From the old man's appearance, Phillip knew he was...

• American

• West Indian

• Cuban

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Timothy believed Phillip's mother...

• was safe and sound on a raft or a boat.

• could have drowned.

• wasn't far away.

The old man thought their location was somewhere...

• near Panama.

• around the cays.

• slightly south of the Yucatan.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of the following was NOT a reason Phillip burst into tears?

• There was nothing but an empty sea around him.

• He had sharp pains in his head.

• He was frightened by the big black man.

The cat's name was...

• Oil

• Cook

• Stew