The Cay Final Test

What is the theme of a story?

• the subject

• the message

• the setting

• the main character

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What were Phillip's feelings towards Timothy at the end of the novel?

• admiration and love

• anger and regret

• jealousy and hate

• indifference and sorrow

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is NOT a conflict that Phillip faces while on the island?

• He must fight off wild dogs.

• He must survive a hurricane.

• He must learn to overcome his own fear.

• He must learn to find and catch his own food.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The point of view used in this novel allows the reader to ________.

• really see the thoughts and feelings of Timothy because he is telling the story

• know the thoughts and feelings of all the characters because an all-knowing point of view is used

• really see the thoughts and feelings of Phillip because he is telling the story

• really see the thoughts and feelings of Stew Cat because he is telling the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

At the end of the story, we find that one day Phillip hopes to ______________

• write a book about how to survive on an island

• find another cat just like Stew Cat

• learn how to fly a plane so he can look for others who are stranded

• find and visit the little island where Timothy is buried

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which of the following would NOT be a theme for this novel?

• It's not how a person looks, but what's on the inside that counts.

• The early bird gets the worm.

• To be a survivor, a person can never give up.

• We can overcome hardships and struggles if we try.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which of the following is true?

• None of these are true.

• Stew Cat is killed by Timothy.

• Stew Cat dies in the hurricane.

• Stew Cat loses one of his legs in the hurricane.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What did Phillip do after he realized that the people in the plane most likely did not see the smoke?

• He caught himself on fire so that he could be seen.

• He burned grass to produce a bigger cloud of smoke.

• He burned sea grapes to produce a black smoke.

• He gave up trying to use a signal fire and made a whistle instead.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of the following statements is true about Timothy.

• Timothy did not have a last name.

• Timothy did not know his own birthday.

• Timothy did not know his own parents.

• All of these statements are true.

• None of these statements are true.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The Cay took place during ____________.

• The Vietnam War

• The Korean War

• The Civil War

• World War II

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9