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

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CCSS.RL.4.1

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

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

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

• Titanic

• Santa Maria

• Mayflower

• Hato

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CCSS.RL.4.1

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

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

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.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

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.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

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

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

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.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

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

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CCSS.RL.4.1

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

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CCSS.RL.4.1