The Cay Test

• Phillip had not seen Timothy for two months and had forgotten what he looked like.

• Phillip was just being racist.

• Phillip thinks Timothy is ugly. Earlier in the book in the book he says, "His face couldn't have been blacker, or his teeth whiter. They made an alabaster trench in his mouth, and his pink-purple lips peeled back over them like the meat of a conch shell.

• Phillips mother had told him that black people were "different" and she didn't want him hanging around them. Now that he has been spending time with Timothy. Phillip has learned that he is a good person; not at all what his mother had described.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which detail from chapter 14 best shows that Timothy was not purposely trying to frighten Phillip about the violence of the storm?

• Even Stew Cat was nervous. He was around my legs whenever I moved.

• Nothing changed during the afternoon, although it seemed to get even hotter.

• He had good reason to be frightened himself. In 1928, he had been the only survivor from the d'HettiRedd.

• 'Dis be a western starm, I b'guessin'. Dey outrageous strong when dey come," he said.

After the storm, Phillip recovers several items.

But the two small bars of chocolate that we had been saving for a "feast," were ruined. I had no taste for them anyway.

What does Phillip probably mean when he states that he has no taste for them anyway?

• Chocolate is not his favorite candy

• The storm affected Phillip's taste buds

• Phillip has never tasted chocolate before

• Phillip was mourning, and without Timothy he would not enjoy the chocolate

He was cradling his head in his arms, still making those small noises, like a hurt animal.

The author compares the small noises that Timothy was making to those of a hurt animal. He does this to emphasize that:

• Timothy wants to be playful with Stew Cat

• Timothy wants to keep Phillip cheerful

• Timothy is helpless and in pain

• Timothy doesn't want to be loud

The events from chapter 17 are out of order. What is the best order for the events?

• 1,2,3,4

• 2,3,1,4

• 3,4,1,2

• 4,3,1,2

What is the main idea of chapter 17?

• Thinking about how much time Phillip had been on the island

• Hunting langosta in the fishing hole

• Sharpening a stick to use for hunting langosta

• Deciding what injured his wrist

Without Timothy to serve as his eyes, __________________.

• Phillip becomes lost on the island and spends a lot of time finding his way around.

• Phillip does not know when the rains are coming.

• Phillips sense of hearing and touch become stronger.

• Phillip is unable to climb the trees to gather coconuts.

After Phillip and Stew Cat are taken on board the boat, Phillip sends one of the sailors back for

• Timothy's knife

• the can of pebbles

• fresh coconuts

• the rope

Four months after the rescue, ________________.

• Stew Cat runs away

• Timothy's body is taken to Willemstad for burial

• Phillip returns to the cay with his mother and father

• Phillip gets his eyesight back, thanks to three operations in New York