The Cay by Theodore Taylor

Read this passage from Chapter 11:

"Where is Stew Cat?"

Timothy was silent.

I asked again.

"B'gettin' his own slef a lizzard, mebbe, mebbe," he answered, but there was something conniving in his voice.

Use context clue to determine the meaning of conniving.

• full of laughter or joy

• to cooperate sneakily; to scheme

• to approve or compliment

• forgetful

What is the correct sequence for Chapter 12?

1) Timothy becomes delirious; he just laughs and mumbles.

2) Eventually his fever breaks and Timothy wakes up (asking how he got on the beach).

3) Phillip awakens one morning to find Timothy taking ragged breaths, fighting for air

4) Phillip says Timothy never regained his strength after that

5) Phillip goes down to the beach and finds Timothy in the water. He drags him to shore.

• 3, 5, 2, 1, 4

• 1, 2, 3, 5, 4

• 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

• 5, 3, 1, 4, 2

Phillip enjoyed the rain because

• they needed fresh water

• it was something he could hear and feel, not something he must see

• Stew Cat curled up next to him

• he needed a bath

How old is Phillip?

• 11
• 17
• 43
• 7

What is Phillip's mother afraid of?

• Poverty
• Her husband
• German U-boats
• Phillip being friends with Henrik

What happened to the Empire Tern?

• It crashed onto a reef.
• It's engines exploded, sinking the ship.
• It continued on its journey after Phillip and his mother departed at Miami.
• It was sunk by a torpedo.

Where does the story take place?

• Aruba

• Hawaii

• Curacao

• Bahamas

Timothy believes that Stew Cat is a jumbi. He is convinced

• that there is an evil spirit in Stew Cat that is causing them bad luck

• that Stew Cat is the largest cat in the whole Caribbean

• that Stew Cat can communicate with the dead

• that Stew Cat will bring good fortune and a happy outcome

Phillip noticed _____________ was missing from the supplies in the tin box.

• hinges

• a small roll of leather

• nails

• the knife

Why did Philip's parents speak in "low voices"?

• They didn't want to wake him

• They didn't want him to hear what they talking about

• They didn't want the Germans to hear them

• They had to keep their heads down