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WorksheetsThe Cay Chapters 11-19
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 45mins
What is a jumbi?
Jumbo shrimp
Jimbob's brother
Sea birds
Evil spirits (voodoo stuff)
Phillip can't find Stew Cat the next day...What does he think happened to him?
He thinks that Timothy killed him because Stew Cat was a jumbi.
He floats away on his own raft.
He rides a shark back to the mainland.
He thinks that Stew Cat was drowned by Timothy.
Timothy is afraid he'll come down with fever again, so _______.
he teaches Phillip how to gather coconuts
he shows Phillip where to find scallops
he decides Phillip needs to learn how to fish by himself
he performs a Voodoo protection spell
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
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
Read the simile.
The sea, he told me, was as smooth as green jelly.
The author uses the simile to __________.
compare the sea to what the smoothness green jelly would be like
to stress the silence of the ocean meant that the upcoming storm was going to be fierce
to explain how rough the waves were
make the ocean seem real
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.
... I could feel the rain, which was now jabbing into me like the punches of a nail.
Which literary device was used in the underlined part of the sentence?
Metaphor
Idiom
Alliteration
Personification
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
Then I made a bed of palm fronds and sprawled out on it, listening to the still angry sea as it tumbled around the damp cay...
Which literary device is used in the underlined part of the sentence?
Simile
Analogy
Personification
Metaphor
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.
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
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
All of the following are themes of The Cay EXCEPT...
Survival - Timothy and Phillip must learn to survive by first gathering food, then building a shelter, and finally facing a storm
Race - After becoming blind, Phillip learns that people should not be judged by the color of their skin, but on the content of their character
Family - Phillip's parents play a large role advising Phillip throughout the entire story, especially Phillip's father who teaches Phillip how to adjust to losing his eyesight.
Friendship - Timothy and Phillip couldn't be more different. Despite their differences, these two individuals create a friendship based on mutual respect and love.
Which of the following statements BEST supports the relationship Phillip has with his friend Henrik when he returns to Curacao?
Phillip has changed too much to go back to playing the war games with Henrik
The friends feel like they were never apart
Phillip leans on Henrik who offers him comfort and companionship during a really tough time
Phillip considers Henrik an outsider since he did not go through the same experiences that Phillip did. He tells Henrik that they can never be friends again.
“We did it! We did it! We did it!” Mei boasted, slapping her hand against the table, scattering toast crumbs, knocking aside teaspoons and almost smearing the butter in her zeal.“Whoa!” her brother exclaimed, startled. “Well, congratulations!”Mei stood up and triumphantly strutted around the kitchen, transforming her walk around the breakfast table into a victory parade.Her brother laughed, surprised and amused. “Who are you, and what have you done with my sister, Mei?” he teased.
Based on the passage, what can you infer about the main character Mei?
What evidence can you use to support the fact that Carson is “respectful”?
*What is the onomatopoeia?
This house is as clean as a whistle.
Timothy’s resourcefulness helps them survive on the cay. Which of the following is NOT an example of his resourcefulness?
“He made a hut of dried palm fronds.”
“He had taken more boards form the top of the raft and had made a large trough that would catch rain.”
“He’d never gone to school, and was working on a fishing boat by the age of ten.”
“For more than a week, [Timothy] had been laboring over nails to turn them into fish hooks.”
What is the BEST choice for the climax of this book?
Phillip loses his eyesight.
Stew Cat is blamed for the jumbi
The hurricane hits the island
Phillip is rescued from the island.
