WorksheetsThe Cay
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Chapter 1: What is the name of the protagonist of The Cay?
a)
Luke Garner
b)
Luke Skywalker
c)
Phillip Enright
d)
Phineas Ferb
2.
Chapter 1: Why is Phillip so excited in the beginning of the book?
a)
He's excited to be a part of the war.
b)
Henrik has a new game that Phillip wants to try.
c)
He knows that he'll be returning to Virginia.
d)
He wants to meet German soldiers.
3.
Chapter 1: In the beginning, when is the story set?
a)
February 1942
b)
July 1942
c)
February 1842
d)
February 1939
4.
Chapter 1: In the beginning, where is the story set?
a)
Miami, Florida
b)
Norfolk, Virginia
c)
Willemstad, Aruba
d)
Willemstad, Curaçao
5.
Chapters 1-2: What is the name of the protagonist's friend?
a)
Henrik van Boven
b)
Jennifer Talbot
c)
Ron Weasley
d)
Katniss Everdeen
6.
Chapters 1-2: During which historical conflict is the story set?
a)
World War III
b)
World War I
c)
World War II
d)
The Revolutionary War
7.
Chapters 1-2: What industry does Phillip's father work in?
a)
Computers
b)
Oil and gasoline
c)
Agriculture
d)
Raising puppies and kittens
8.
Chapter 2: What happens that scares Phillip's mom into leaving Curaçao?
a)
The S.S. Empire Tern is torpedoed by Germans.
b)
A German soldier sneaks into their house.
c)
The Chinese sailors start attacking the island.
d)
Henrik and Phillip almost fall off the Queen Emma bridge.
9.
Chapter 3: After the S.S. Hato is sunk, with whom does Phillip wake up on a raft?
a)
His mother and Henrik
b)
Timothy and Stew Dog
c)
Timothy and Stew Cat
d)
No one; he's alone.
10.
Chapter 3: What does Timothy build on the raft, using wooden boards and their clothes?
a)
A shelter from the sun
b)
A sail to catch the wind
c)
A flag to signal to passing planes and ships
d)
A net to catch fish
11.
Chapter 3: Why does Timothy keep Phillip from drinking more water?
a)
Timothy wants to keep it all for himself.
b)
They don't know how long they'll be stranded.
c)
Timothy believes that the water is unsafe to drink.
d)
Timothy wants to save it all for Stew Cat.
12.
Chapter 3: According to the book, where does Phillip's racism come from?
a)
The black people he played with in the harbor
b)
His father
c)
His friend, Henrik
d)
His mother
13.
Chapter 3: Why does Phillip start to think of Timothy as a "stubborn old man?"
a)
Timothy refuses to share any of the fish he caught.
b)
Timothy won't give Phillip all the water he wants.
c)
Timothy doesn't believe that Phillip is from Virginia.
d)
Timothy won't tell Phillip his own name.
14.
Chapter 4: What is most likely the actual explanation for Phillip's blindness?
a)
Phillip was hit in the head when the S.S. Hato was torpedoed.
b)
Phillip did not drink enough water.
c)
Phillip became blinded from the grief of losing his mother.
d)
Phillip was born blind; he was only pretending to see.
15.
Chapter 4: Where is Timothy from?
a)
St. Thomas
b)
St. John
c)
St. Croix
d)
Virginia
16.
Chapter 5: On the raft, what does Timothy do when he hears an aircraft?
a)
He spells HELP out of wooden boards.
b)
He makes a torch to signal with smoke.
c)
He hides under the shelter.
d)
He dives into the water.
17.
Chapter 5: How does Timothy comfort Phillip after Phillip becomes blind?
a)
He gives Phillip extra water.
b)
He promises that Phillip can keep Stew Cat when they're rescued.
c)
He sings Phillip's favorite song, "Call Me Maybe."
d)
He describes the world around them.
18.
Chapter 6: What happens when Timothy announces that he sees an island?
a)
Stew Cat starts to swim to land.
b)
Phillip doesn't believe Timothy.
c)
Timothy jumps up and down, causing the raft to flip.
d)
Phillip falls overboard.
19.
Chapter 6: Which sentence best shows why Phillip didn't want to go to the island?
a)
"Timothy did not answer me."
b)
"Angrily, I said to him, 'I can't see.'"
c)
"No people. No water. No food..."
d)
"I was sure he couldn't even see that far."
20.
Chapter 7: What is the name of the local lobster?
a)
Langosta
b)
Lobster bisque
c)
Mr. Lobster
d)
Laquinta
21.
Chapter 7: Where does Timothy believe that the cay might be located?
a)
The Devil's Toenail
b)
The Angel's Mouth
c)
The Devil's Mouth
d)
Miami, Florida
22.
Chapter 8: About how old does Timothy really believe himself to be?
a)
In his seventies
b)
In his nineties
c)
In his forties
d)
In his fifties
23.
Chapter 8: Why does Phillip feel superior to Timothy at the end of this chapter?
a)
He learns that Timothy can't spell.
b)
He realizes that Timothy doesn't know how to build a hut.
c)
Phillip can speak in Dutch.
d)
Phillip catches more langosta than Timothy.
24.
Chapter 9: What is the primary purpose of the rope that Timothy makes?
a)
To tie their belongings to a tree.
b)
For Phillip to move around safely.
c)
It's a leash for Stew Cat.
d)
Timothy uses it to carry the langosta back to the hut.
25.
Chapter 9: When Phillip asks to be Timothy's friend, what does Timothy say?
a)
That Phillip has always been his friend.
b)
That he doesn't want anymore friends.
c)
That he doesn't know what "friend" means.
d)
That he doesn't want to be Phillip's friend.
26.
Chapter 10: Why does Phillip like the rain?
a)
He can experience it without seeing.
b)
It makes Stew Cat angry, which Phillip thinks is funny.
c)
It reminds him of his home in Virginia.
d)
It keeps away the jumbi.
27.
Chapter 10: When Phillip asks why there are different skin colors, what does Timothy say?
a)
He gives a detailed scientific explanation.
b)
He tells Phillip a voodoo myth.
c)
He pretends not to hear the question.
d)
He thinks that everyone is the same beneath the skin.
28.
Chapter 11: What does Timothy make for Phillip to move around the island?
a)
A skateboard
b)
A cane
c)
A wagon pulled by Stew Cat
d)
A pair of boots
29.
Chapter 11: What does Timothy call the evil spirit that he believes is in Stew Cat?
a)
jazzy
b)
Haiti
c)
demon
d)
jumbi
30.
Chapter 12: What makes Timothy very sick?
a)
Zika
b)
Malaria
c)
An infected cut on his leg
d)
Rotten coconuts
31.
Chapter 12: When Timothy is very sick with fever, what does he do?
a)
He runs down to the water.
b)
He tries to climb a palm tree.
c)
He tries to sail on the raft.
d)
He dances with Stew Cat.
32.
Chapter 13: What does Phillip do that makes Timothy very happy?
a)
He sings an old Caribbean song.
b)
He climbs a palm tree for coconuts.
c)
He makes a collar for Stew Cat.
d)
He swims around the entire cay.
33.
Chapter 13: What does Phillip ask that makes Timothy laugh?
a)
Whether the jumbi can talk.
b)
Whether Timothy is still black.
c)
Which direction the sun rises in.
d)
Whether they can sail the raft home.
34.
Chapter 14: Timothy identifies the "rifle crack" from the sea as...
a)
A rifle
b)
A storm
c)
A bird
d)
A plane
35.
Chapter 14: What is one thing that Timothy does to prepare for the storm?
a)
Tie their belongings to a tree.
b)
Dig a trench around their hut.
c)
Fill the keg with coconut milk.
d)
Make a life jacket for Stew Cat.
36.
Chapter 15: Who dies in the storm?
a)
Phillip
b)
Stew Cat
c)
Grace Enright
d)
Timothy
37.
Chapter 15: How is Phillip protected in the storm?
a)
Phillip stays in the hut.
b)
Phillip floats offshore on the raft.
c)
Timothy shelters Phillip with his body.
d)
Phillip buries his body in the sand.
38.
Chapter 16: What is one of the first things that Phillip does after the storm?
a)
He learns to juggle coconuts.
b)
He carves a new wooden Stew Cat.
c)
He builds a new raft.
d)
He buries Timothy.
39.
Chapter 16: Why do birds suddenly attack Phillip?
a)
Phillip is covered in raw fish.
b)
Phillip is wearing a bird costume.
c)
Timothy trained the birds to attack Phillip.
d)
Phillip walks into their nesting ground.
40.
Chapter 17: What does Phillip decide to do for food, despite all of Timothy's warnings?
a)
He tries to lasso seagulls.
b)
He drinks spoiled coconut milk.
c)
He hunts for lizards.
d)
He dives for langosta.
41.
Chapter 17: What does Phillip believe bit him in the coral reef?
a)
A moray eel
b)
A great white shark
c)
A clam
d)
An octopus
42.
Chapter 18: What does Phillip need to burn to make black smoke?
a)
Sand
b)
Water
c)
Oil
d)
Rocks
43.
Chapter 18: What does Phillip burn for its oil?
a)
Stew Cat's hair
b)
The water keg
c)
Sea grape
d)
The sleeping mats
44.
Chapter 19: What is the result of Phillip's three surgeries?
a)
Nothing.
b)
Phillip remembers the S.S. Hato explosion.
c)
He can see again.
d)
He becomes allergic to cats.
45.
Chapter 19: Whose company does Phillip prefer when he returns to Curaçao?
a)
His parents.
b)
Henrik van Boven.
c)
The black people.
d)
The school teachers.
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