WorksheetsThe Cay: Chapters 4-6
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Timothy can tell Phillip very little about his early life. Which of the following DOES he remember?
his age
where he was born
who he was raised by
what his parents were like
In Chapter 4, how did Phillip feel about Timothy?
like he was different- to be avoided
like he was lucky
glad he was there to take care of him
as a best friend
Which sentence from chapter 4 supports the idea that Timothy is being careful with the rations, while Phillip is unaware of the seriousness of their situation?
He opened the trap on the raft to pull out the water keg and the tin containing the biscuits, the chocolate squares, and dry matches.
He allowed me half a cup of water and two hard biscuits. Timothy chewed slowly on half a biscuit.
He fed Stew Cat with a wedge of leftover flying fish.
We ate in silence as the light crept steadily over the smooth, oily sea.
How was Timothy kind to Phillip?
Timothy kept Phillip warm during the night.
Timothy comforted Phillip by telling him about when he was a young boy of eleven years old.
Timothy gave Phillip orange juice.
Timothy gave Phillip medicine for his headache.
When Phillip woke up _____________.
his headache was gone, but he was blind.
his headache was worse, and he threw up.
he was badly sunburned, and blisters were breaking out on his skin.
his arm ached from sleeping on the wooden raft.
How did Phillip react to being blind?
He jumped off the raft and blindly began thrashing about.
He felt a great pain in his head.
He quietly accepted it.
He was overcome with anger and began hitting Timothy.
Which of the following sentences from Chapter 4 supports the fact that Timothy is worried about the danger he and Phillip are in, yet Phillip is not aware of the danger.
I was still shivering, and soon he gathered me against him, and Stew Cat came back to be a warm ball against my feet.
I do not think he slept much during the night, but I'd been told that old people didn't sleep much anyway.
I was thinking that it was very strange for me, a boy from Virginia, to be lying beside this giant Negro out on the ocean.
I was amazed that any man shouldn't know his own age.
When Timothy heard the sound of a motor, he _______________ to get the attention of the aircraft.
waved a piece of sail
lit a torch
sent up a flare
waved his arms and shouted
Read this sentence from Chapter 5:
"After a moment of silence, I heard the sizzle of the water as Timothy doused the torch."
Which meaning of doused is used in the sentence above?
to plunge into water or the like; drench
to lower (sail) quickly
to strike or beat
to extinguish; to put out
Timothy thought Stew Cat ___________________.
was a good companion for Phillip to calm him in this scary time
was a nuisance only to be tolerated
was bad luck
was better off dead
Timothy told Phillip that he had seen a booby. A booby was a type of _______________.
turtle
bird
fish
boat
Timothy became angry and raged at Phillip because _______________.
he fell into the shark infested water
he ate the last of the food supply
he knocked the torch overboard
he turned over the water keg
Phillip did not want to go to the island Timothy spotted because ___________________________.
the island was surrounded with coral, and he was afraid the raft would be torn to pieces.
he thought the sharks would attack the raft when it got into shallow water
he wanted to stay on the raft until they found a big island with people on it
he heard natives and thought they would be in danger if they approached the island
Who is the intended audience for this novel?
young adults ages 10-15 wanting to be entertained
historians wanting to learn about the events of World War II
small children wanting to hear a bedtime story
people wishing to learn how to survive if shipwrecked
From which point of view is "The Cay" writtten?
first
second
third- omniscient
third- limited
