The Cay

After the "Empire Tern" was blown up, Phillip's mother insisted....

• Her family go to the Curacao bomb shelter

• Phillip's father not join the war effort

• Her family take in orphaned Henrik

• She and Phillip return to Norfolk

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Phillip first felt dislike for Timothy when he...

• Made Phillip take a turn rowing the raft oars

• Caused Phillip pain while cleaning the wound on his leg

• Ripped Phillip's extra clothes to make a sail for the raft

• Allowed Phillip to drink only a tiny amount of water

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What happened when Timothy spotted the island?

• He also saw a German battleship

• Phillip stumbled up and fell overboard among the sharks

• The raft hit a jagged rock, tearing a large gash in the bottom

• He noticed other people on the island beach

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

Why was the island very difficult for a ship to reach?

• Dense beds of giant kelp surrounded it

• It was tucked inside great banks of coral

• The waters around it were too shallow

• The currents were too treacherous

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What happened whe Timothy showed Phillip how to weave sleeping mats?

• Phillip surprised him by showing him the mats he'd already made

• Phillip gave up and screamed at him, and Timothy struck him

• Timothy talked about his grandson who was a lot like Phillip

• A poisonous snake slithered out from among the reeds and bit Phillip

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did Timothy try to get rid of the jumbi?

• He carved a wooden Stew Cat and pounded nails into it

• He sang a West Indian chant throughout the night of a full moon

• He built a cage and hung it from a branch

• He prayed for several days

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

What did Timothy do after he recovered from malaria?

• He tended Phillip's fever

• He burned a fungi near the hut to keep mosquitoes away

• He gave Phillip his good-luck charm

• He taught Phillip how to fish

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

Phillip felt as if graduated from Timothy's survival course after he had...

• Climbed a palm tree to get coconuts

• fought off a barracuda attack

• MIxed parts of different plants to make medicine

• Built a trap to catch langosta

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

What was NOT one of Phillip's tasks after the hurricane ended?

• He buried Timothy's body

• He scoured the island to find what had been cast ashore

• He searched for and found the fishing poles

• He filtered seawater to make it safe to drink

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

An aircraft flew low over the cay after Phillip...

• Painted the raft red with berry juice and set it adrift

• Threw oily sea grapes onto the fire to make the smoke black

• Pulled the pin and threw the grenade that had washed ashore

• Used a tin cup to reflect sunlight toward the plane

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2