The Cay Test

Why does Timothy become quiet at this point in the story?

• Timothy is thinking about the supplies he and Phillip must carefully ration.

• Timothy is trying to think of the medical training he had while in Barbados.

• Timothy is worried that Phillip's blindness may not go away.

• Timothy is wishing he had not saved Phillip's life by pulling him onto the raft.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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Select the example of internal conflict, or character versus self.

• Phillip hitting Timothy because he is blind.

• Timothy saving Phillip from the shark infested waters.

• Timothy sheltering Phillip from the hurricane.

• Phillip adjusting to being blind.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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Each of the following statements supports the fact that Phillip is self-centered EXCEPT:

• “Suddenly I blamed my mother because I was on the raft with this stubborn old black man. It was her fault.

• “I don’t think Stew Cat is bad luck...I’m glad he is here with us.”

• "I wouldn’t even be here with you if it wasn’t for my mother.”

• "I yelled over at him, ‘You’re saving all the water for yourself.’”

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Why does Phillip have his prejudice against Timothy?

• The shacks of colored town in Virginia sold spicy crabs.

• Phillip's mother told him that black people were not like him and they were different.

• Henrik von Boven warned him about the dangerous area down by the docks.

• Phillip does not have a prejudice against Timothy and has been kind to him.

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

• He gives Phillip extra water.

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

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

• He describes the world around them.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

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What is the biggest threat to Timothy and Phillip in Chapters 4-6?

• Lack of food

• Torpedos

• Sharks

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

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Which line from the book foreshadows that the S.S. Hato will be torpedoed?

• The S.S. Hato took her first bite of open sea and began to pitch gently.

• We sailed down St. Anna Bay, and the Queen Emma bridge parted for us.

• "Well you can rest easy, Phillip. The Germans would never waste a torpedo on this old tub." Yet I saw him looking over the lifeboats...I knew he was worried.

• I stayed out on deck for a long time, sitting by the lifeboat, looking back at Curacao, feeling lonely and sad.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is ironic about how Phillip will be leaving the island of Curacao?

• Phillip's father works for the war effort, but is fleeing during a time of need

• Phillip's mother is afraid of flying and would rather take a boat.

• Phillip does not want to leave the island due to his friendship with Henrik

• Phillip's father is not a typical man for this time and is not demanding his wife and son stay

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CCSS.RL.5.7

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Place the following events from Chapter 18 in the order in which they happened.

• 3,2,4,1

• 3,4,2,1

• 2,1,3,4

• 2,3,1,4

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Why did Phillip feel he had "graduated" from a survival course?

• Timothy had taught survival courses in the past

• Timothy had been worried that something would happen to him, and Phillip would have to provide for himself

• Phillip had been pretending that he was in school taking a special class

• Phillip had climbed the tree for coconuts even though he was blind, proving that he had become independent

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