The Cay Reading Check

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

• Luke Garner
• Luke Skywalker
• Phillip Enright
• Phineas Ferb

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

• Miami, Florida
• Norfolk, Virginia
• Willemstad, Aruba
• Willemstad, Curaçao

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

• Henrik van Boven
• Jennifer Talbot
• Ron Weasley
• Katniss Everdeen

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

• World War III
• World War I
• World War II
• The Revolutionary War

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.

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.

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

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

• Timothy wants to keep it all for himself.
• They don't know how long they'll be stranded.
• 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
• His father
• His friend, Henrik
• His mother

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

• Timothy refuses to share any of the fish he caught.
• Timothy won't give Phillip all the water he wants.
• Timothy doesn't believe that Phillip is from Virginia.
• Timothy won't tell Phillip his own name.