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WorksheetsThe Cay Book Review
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 29mins
Phillip lived on one of the Dutch islands just off the coast of Venezuela.
True
False
At the refinery, Phillip’s father worked on the program to increase the production of aviation gas.
True
False
The islanders had no weapons to use against the German submarines.
True
False
The German attack on the other islands had not caused much damage.
True
False
Phillip’s mother loved the island and the different types of people who lived or visited there.
True
False
Did Phillip’s father suggest that Phillip and his mother take a boat back to Norfolk and wait until the danger was over?
Yes
No
Was the refinery on Curacao able to ship its precious gas and oil to England and Africa in spite of the German threat?
Yes
No
Was the British tanker Empire Tern equipped with machine guns and loaded with gasoline when it steamed out of the harbor?
Yes
No
As Phillip and many others watched, did the Empire Tern vanish in a wall of red flames?
Yes
No
Did Phillip’s father believe he and his mother would be safe if they stayed on the island?
Yes
No
Two days after leaving Panama, in the early morning of April 6, 1942, the Hato was
torn apart in a storm
torpedoed
accidentally bombed
The lifeboat Phillip and his mother were in spilled its passengers when
the Hato lurched forward
it broke in half
it became tangled in the anchor line
The old man thought their location was somewhere
near Panama
around the cays
slightly south of the Yucatan
Though the black man was extremely old, Phillip noticed he seemed to be
powerful
extremely intelligent
able to understand children
The black man made a shelter on the raft by using
driftwood and kelp
boards from the raft and clothes
a piece of canvas found in the water
The next morning, Phillip vision was blurred because he had looked directly at the sun the day before.
True
False
After he went blind, the pain in Phillip’s head progressively grew worse.
True
False
In his wild excitement at finding the island, he fell overboard.
Timothy
Phillip
Stew Cat
He was happy they found the island because he wanted to be off the sea.
Phillip
Timothy
Stew Cat
Phillip had sometimes seen them in the water from the sea wall at Williamstad and in the marketplace.
smoke
sharks
birds
There were twenty or thirty of them on the island.
birds
palms
sharks
Timothy paid close attention to them because they told him when the raft was close to shore.
sharks
birds
palms
Phillip arrived on shore by
being carried on Timothy's shoulders
being pulled on the raft
hanging on to Timothy's shirt and walking behind him
On the island, Phillip
began to think rescue was impossible
was glad he wouldn't have to spend another night on the hard, wet boards of the raft
still wondered if leaving the raft was a mistake
Before nightfall, Timothy planned to
catch as many lobsters as possible
find out how far from the Caymans they were
build a great brush pile to ignite as a signal
Phillip didn't fully understand that
his eyesight might never come back
the island would be difficult to spot from the air
all aircraft and ships were needed to fight German U boats
Phillip felt superior to Timothy because he
could do something Timothy couldn't do
knew his mother would approve
realized Timothy was a just a stupid old man
Was the purpose of the rope to give Phillip something to follow to the big brush pile in case Timothy wasn’t around?
Yes
No
Did Timothy agree to excuse Phillip from work because of his blindness?
Yes
No
Did Timothy strike Phillip across the face because he cried instead of trying to weave the palm fiber mat?
Yes
No
That day on the island when Timothy struck him, did Phillip begin to change?
Yes
No
Timothy led the raft to the shore by
Using a pole from the shelter as an oar
Jumping in the water and kicking with his feet
Letting it drift to a sandbar and pulling it in
Timothy
Had never seen the cay they were on
Remembered once passing a day similar to their island
Was disappointed in the island once the were ashore
What word did Phillip form in the sand with a stick?
HERE
SOS
HELP
SAVE
Did Phillip ask to be Timothy’s friend?
Yes
No
Did Timothy call Phillip by his name when Phillip asked him to?
Yes
No
Because Timothy confessed he was more than 70 years old, Phillip realized he was
Old enough to die on the island
Had probably lied about their island
Wouldn’t be able to do a lot of hard work
Phillip's friend, Henrik was from
Curacao
The Netherlands
America
Venezuela
Phillip and his family were
from the Carribean Islands
German
American
Dutch
How did Phillip's mother behave as as she helped him into his life jacket?
Hysterically crying
Nervous and anxious
Calm
Yelling and screaming
Which of the following does Timothy remember about his early life?
The name of the woman who raised him
What his parents were like
Where he was born
His exact age
What was the main source of food that Timothy caught on the island?
clams & oysters
bananas
coconuts
langosta (lobster)
What does Timothy teach Phillip how to do?
He shows him how to gather coconuts
He shows him where to find scallops
He teaches him how to fish by himself
What point of view is The Cay written?
1st
2nd
3rd limited
3rd omniscient
The Cay can be described as
Non fiction
Historical Fiction
a biography
a drama
Phillip was able to explore and learn about the cay by using a cane Timothy made for him.
True
False
On the crossframe of the hut, Phillip found a carved cat statue with nails, which were intended to kill the evil jumbi.
True
False
Their spines were poisonous and caused terrible pain.
mussels
sea urchins
langosta
Timothy placed this in the coral so Phillip could find his way to the fishing hole.
coconuts
his shirt
fish hooks
driftwood
By taking the full punishment of the storm, Timothy
demonstrated his strength
made it possible for Phillip to live
reminded Phillip of his grandfather
One the sixth day after the storm, on south beach, Phillip was attacked by
sharks
sea urchins
birds
Stew Cat
Timothy had said the fishing hole was safe because
it was sealed off from the sea
the water was absolutely clear
the entrance from the sea was too narrow for a
large animal, such as a shark, to enter.
When the first airplane passed over the island without stopping, Phillip thought the
smoke from the signal fire
might have been hidden under the palms
hadn’t risen
high enough
wasn’t dark enough
When the second aircraft flew over, what had Phillip added to the signal fire?
sea
grape branches
palm leaves
a new section where the smoke would be carried
out to sea by the wind.
Which of the following was not true of Phillip when he was rescued?
He was naked
Stew Cat was with him
He couldn’t understand the language the men were
speaking
Phillip was rescued by
a Dutch pilot
a Dutch tanker
an American destroyer
Phillip regained his sight
after three operations
unexpectedly three months after
his rescue
slowly during a period of one year.
Phillip hoped to
move back to Virginia with his parents
spend the rest of his life on Curacao with the people who had known Timothy
someday charter a schooner
and find the cay where Timothy was buried
