Chapter 3: Why does Timothy keep Phillip from drinking more water?

They don't know how long they'll be stranded.

Timothy wants to keep it all for himself.

Timothy believes that the water is unsafe to drink.

Timothy wants to save it all for Stew Cat.

Chapter 3: According to the book, where does Phillip's racism come from?

The black people he played with in the harbor

Chapter 3: Why does Phillip start to think of Timothy as a "stubborn old man?"

Timothy won't give Phillip all the water he wants.

Timothy refuses to share any of the fish he caught.

Timothy doesn't believe that Phillip is from Virginia.

Timothy won't tell Phillip his own name.

Chapter 4: What is most likely the actual explanation for Phillip's blindness?

Phillip was hit in the head when the S.S. Hato was torpedoed.

Phillip did not drink enough water.

Phillip became blinded from the grief of losing his mother.

Phillip was born blind; he was only pretending to see.

Chapter 5: How does Timothy comfort Phillip after Phillip becomes blind?

He describes the world around them.

He promises that Phillip can keep Stew Cat when they're rescued.

He sings Phillip's favorite song, "Call Me Maybe."

Chapter 6: Which sentence best shows why Phillip didn't want to go to the island?

"No people. No water. No food..."

"Angrily, I said to him, 'I can't see.'"

"I was sure he couldn't even see that far."

Chapter 8: Why does Phillip feel superior to Timothy at the end of this chapter?

He learns that Timothy can't spell.

He realizes that Timothy doesn't know how to build a hut.

Phillip catches more langosta than Timothy.

Chapter 9: What is the primary purpose of the rope that Timothy makes?

For Phillip to move around safely.

To tie their belongings to a tree.

Timothy uses it to carry the langosta back to the hut.

Chapter 9: When Phillip asks to be Timothy's friend, what does Timothy say?

That Phillip has always been his friend.

That he doesn't want anymore friends.

That he doesn't know what "friend" means.

That he doesn't want to be Phillip's friend.

Chapter 10: When Phillip asks why there are different skin colors, what does Timothy say?

He thinks that everyone is the same beneath the skin.

He gives a detailed scientific explanation.

He tells Phillip a voodoo myth.

He pretends not to hear the question.

Chapter 10: Why were Timothy and Phillip so happy for the rain to come?

It provided them with much needed water.

The sea grapes they ran out of began to grow again.

It would cause the coconuts to fall from the trees.

They were stinky and needed a bath.

Read the following sentence from Chapter 1. Like silent, hungry sharks that swim in the darkness, the German submarines arrived in the middle of the night. The author uses the simile in this sentence to ______

to emphasize how frightening the arrival of German submarines was to the people of Willemstad

make the reader know that sharks swim in the sea around Willemstad

to describe to the reader what the German submarines looked like

to make the German submarines seem real

Which of the following descriptions BEST explains The Cay's literary genre:

the novel is historical fiction because the setting is during a factual event but contains fictional characters

the novel is realistic fiction because it takes place on real islands in the Caribbean

the novel is historical fiction because the setting is during WWII bu the names of the islands are not real

the novel is nonfiction because it tells about real events during WWII

How does the setting in Chapter 1 emphasize conflict in the story?

World War II had come to the Caribbean by way of Germans who wanted the oil from the refineries

Native schooners from Venezuela, Aruba, and Bonaire were coming in with bananas, oranges, papayars, melons, and vegetables.

The Dutch were raiding the Spanish galleons

Willemstand had to defend itself against the storming pirates and the British

From what point of view is this story told?

first person-from Phillip's point of view

third person limited to Phillip

first person-from Timothy's point of view

The Cay Novel

Quiz

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English

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7th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RL.6.3, RI.2.1, RL.7.9

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Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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28 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Chapter 1: What is the name of the protagonist of The Cay?

Luke Garner

Luke Skywalker

Phillip Enright

Phineas Ferb

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Chapter 1: In the beginning, where is the story set?

Miami, Florida

Norfolk, Virginia

Willemstad, Aruba

Willemstad, Curaçao

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Chapters 1-2: What is the name of the protagonist's friend?

Henrik van Boven

Jennifer Talbot

Ron Weasley

Katniss Everdeen

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Chapters 1-2: During which historical conflict is the story set?

World War III

World War I

World War II

The Revolutionary War

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Chapter 2: What happens that scares Phillip's mom into leaving Curaçao?

The S.S. Empire Tern is torpedoed by Germans.

A German soldier sneaks into their house.

The Chinese sailors start attacking the island.

Henrik and Phillip almost fall off the Queen Emma bridge.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Chapter 3: After the S.S. Hato is sunk, with whom does Phillip wake up on a raft?

His mother and Henrik

Timothy and Stew Dog

Timothy and Stew Cat

No one; he's alone.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Chapter 3: What does Timothy build on the raft, using wooden boards and their clothes?

A shelter from the sun

A sail to catch the wind

A flag to signal to passing planes and ships

A net to catch fish

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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