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WorksheetsThe Cay
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why were there no people on the island Timothy and Phillip found?
a)
There was no natural source of water
b)
There were people on the island
c)
There wasn't enough food on the island
d)
The island had already been attacked by Germans
2.
Where does the story take place?
a)
The United States
b)
Europe
c)
The Caribbean Sea
d)
Germany
3.
What were the biggest threats to Timothy and Phillip on the raft?
a)
Birds and sharks
b)
lack of water and sharks
c)
A leaky raft and submarines
d)
storms and sharks
4.
What is a cay?
a)
A small island or sandbar
b)
a type of fish
c)
A narrow fishing boat
d)
A sea bird
5.
What arrived during the night?
a)
British airplanes
b)
German submarines
c)
Dutch tankers
d)
Chinese tanks
6.
Where had Phillip lived before moving to the island?
a)
Netherlands
b)
California
c)
Virginia
d)
Germany
7.
What kinds of weapons did the islanders have to fight the Germans?
a)
airplanes
b)
none
c)
tanks
d)
cannons
8.
What did Timothy think was bad luck?
a)
sharks
b)
boobys
c)
cats
d)
rainbows
9.
The island was surrounded by a ring of coral called the ____?
a)
Ring of Fire
b)
Devil's Mouth
c)
Shark Nest
d)
Booby Trap
10.
Which of the following describes Timothy's way of speaking?
a)
Dutch accent
b)
German dialect
c)
New Orleans Creole
d)
Caribbean dialect
11.
What kind of job did Phillip's dad have?
a)
He worked in the oil refinery trying to increase production of aviation fuel.
b)
He had a large plantation that grew sugar cane.
c)
Heowned a chain of hotels.
d)
He was the captain on a tanker.
12.
Timothy tells Phillip, "D'han is not blin'" ,which explanation gives the best meaning for this quotation?
a)
Blind people have better hands than others.
b)
Sometimes blindness affects people's hands.
c)
Being blind doesn't keep a person from working.
d)
Matmaking will toughen up Phillip's hands.
13.
What did Timothy and Phillip do for water?
a)
They turned salt water into fresh water
b)
They didn't have enough fresh water
c)
Timothy made a catchment for water
14.
Why did Phillip's mother decide to take a boat instead of fly?
a)
She was afraid to fly
b)
The submarines were too much of a threat
c)
It was the only way to leave the island
d)
All of the airplanes had been destroyed
15.
What happened to the S.S. Empire Tern?
a)
It hit a sandbar and couldn't move.
b)
It was lost at sea.
c)
The submarines bombed it.
d)
It ran out of fuel.
16.
After leaving Panama, what happened to the S.S. Hato?
a)
it was caught in a storm
b)
it hit land
c)
it was torpedoed
17.
When Phillip woke up, who was with him?
a)
the S.S. Hato captain
b)
his mother
c)
a large black man
d)
his father
18.
What was the only thing that Phillip wanted to take off the island with him?
a)
Timothy's Knife
b)
The fishing poles
c)
His clothes
d)
A coconut
19.
What did Phillip think bit him when he stuck his hand in the hole in the coral?
a)
Jaws
b)
A moray eel
c)
A jellyfish
d)
A langosta
20.
How did Phillip show Timothy respect in death?
a)
He learned to like him
b)
He buried him
c)
He buried him and said a prayer for him
d)
He prayed for him
21.
What did it take for Phillip to get his sight back?
a)
A miricle
b)
It just eventually came back
c)
It never came back
d)
Three operations
22.
What solution did Phillip come up with to make his fire better?
a)
To put more wood on it
b)
To add coconut shells to it
c)
To add sea grape leaves to it
d)
To find gasoline for it
23.
What happened to Phillip's other senses?
a)
They go worse
b)
Nothing
c)
They became heightened
d)
He had a hard time hearing
24.
What made Phillip so depressed?
a)
He was not depressed
b)
He was stuck alone on an island, and eventually he would not survive.
c)
Stew Cat disappeared.
d)
He kept getting hurt by wildlife.
25.
Why did the bird attack Phillip?
a)
He ate the bird's eggs.
b)
He threw a stone at the bird.
c)
Phillip was not attacked by a bird.
d)
Phillip walked in the bird's nesting ground.
26.
What impressed the sailors so much?
a)
Phillip was living by himself on the island.
b)
Phillip made a machine that sent them an SOS.
c)
Phillip swam to their boat.
d)
Phillip made clothes from washed up canvas.
27.
How did Phillip feel about Timothy in the beginning?
a)
like he was different and he should avoid him
b)
like he was lucky
c)
glad he was there to take care of him
d)
as a best friend
28.
How did Phillip react to being blind?
a)
he hit Timothy
b)
he still felt a great pain in his head
c)
he accepted it
d)
he cried all night
29.
Timothy warned Phillip to be careful of...
a)
boobys
b)
sharks
c)
stingrays
d)
langosta
30.
How was Phillip hurt?
a)
he was hit in the head
b)
he cut his leg
c)
he broke his arm
d)
he broke his ankle
31.
Who else was with Phillip?
a)
Stew, the cat
b)
Mouser, the cat
c)
Bear, the dog
d)
Feathers, the parrot
32.
Chapter 1: What is the name of the protagonist of The Cay?
a)
Luke Garner
b)
Luke Skywalker
c)
Phillip Enright
d)
Phineas Ferb
33.
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.
34.
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
35.
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
36.
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.
37.
Chapter 4: Where is Timothy from?
a)
St. Thomas
b)
St. John
c)
St. Croix
d)
Virginia
38.
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.
39.
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.
40.
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."
41.
Chapter 7: What is the name of the local lobster?
a)
Langosta
b)
Lobster bisque
c)
Mr. Lobster
d)
Laquinta
42.
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
43.
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.
44.
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.
45.
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.
46.
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.
47.
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.
48.
Chapter 11: What does Timothy call the evil spirit that he believes is in Stew Cat?
a)
jazzy
b)
Haiti
c)
demon
d)
jumbi
49.
Chapter 12: What makes Timothy very sick?
a)
Zika
b)
Malaria
c)
An infected cut on his leg
d)
Rotten coconuts
50.
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.
51.
Chapter 14: Timothy identifies the "rifle crack" from the sea as...
a)
A rifle
b)
A storm
c)
A bird
d)
A plane
52.
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.
53.
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.
54.
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.
55.
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.
56.
Which of the following does NOT describe the setting at the beginning of the novel?
a)
Curacao
b)
Aruba
c)
Caribbean
d)
Willemstad
57.
Why does Phillip feel that he is superior to Timothy?
a)
Timothy could not swim.
b)
Timothy was an old man.
c)
Timothy was sick.
d)
Timothy could not spell.
58.
How do Timothy and Philip track the days they have been stranded on the cay?
a)
They put pebbles in a jar.
b)
They count waves.
c)
They count suns.
d)
They put shells in a basket.
59.
What does Phillip want to do when he gets older?
a)
He wants to be a fisherman.
b)
He wants to travel the world.
c)
He wants to build a monument to Timothy.
d)
He wants to travel the Caribbean and find the island he was stranded.
60.
What did Phillip's family do after he was rescued?
a)
They moved back to Curacao
b)
They moved to the island
c)
They moved to Europe
d)
They moved to Virginia
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