The Cay

At the start of the book, German submarines arrived in the middle of the night and surrounded the island of Curacao.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

After the Empire Term exploded, Phillip's mother said she and Phillip must return to Norfork.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What was the name of the ship Phillip and his mother used to leave the island?

• Titanic

• Santa Maria

• Mayflower

• Hato

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

After the Hato was torpedoed, what 3 characters ended up on the raft?

• Stew Cat, Henrik, and Phillip

• Phillip, Stew Cat, and Timothy

• Phillip, his mother, and his father

• Phillip, Henrik, and Timothy

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Phillip first felt dislike for Timothy when he...

• tried to push him off the raft.

• kept all the food and water for himself.

• wouldn't save Stew Cat

• would only let him drink 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

When Timothy spotted the island...

• he jumped out and swam, leaving Phillip behind.

• Phillip stumbled and fell overboard among the sharks.

• rowed the raft in the opposite direction.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why was the cay too difficult for ships to reach?

• it was too tiny to see

• the majority of the island was a volcano

• the island had many steep cliffs

• it was tucked inside great banks of coral

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What happened when Timothy showed Phillip how to weave?

• Phillip yelled insults and Timothy slapped him across the face.

• Phillip said "Thank you."

• They both sang, danced, and laughed.

• They both took a nap.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Phillip was worried about Stew Cat but figured out Timothy had put the cat on a raft to get him off the island.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

How did Phillip keep track of how many days they had been on the island?

• breaking chocolate pieces in to small bits

• putting pebbles in a tin can

• scratching lines into a palm tree

• stacking palm leaves, one on top of the other

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2