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The Cay Final Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were Phillip's feelings towards Timothy at the end of the novel?

a)

admiration and love

b)

anger and regret

c)

jealousy and hate

d)

indifference and sorrow

2.

Which of the following is NOT a conflict that Phillip faces while on the island?

a)

He must fight off wild dogs.

b)

He must survive a hurricane.

c)

He must learn to overcome his own fear.

d)

He must learn to find and catch his own food.

3.

The point of view used in this novel allows the reader to ________.

a)

really see the thought and feelings of Timothy because he is telling the story

b)

know the thoughts and feelings of all the characters because an omniscient point of view is used

c)

really see the thoughts and feelings of Phillip because he is telling the story

d)

really see the thoughts and feelings of Stew Cat because he is telling the story

4.

At the end of the story, we find that one day Phillip hopes to ______________

a)

write a book about how to survive on an island

b)

find another cat just like Stew Cat

c)

learn how to fly a plane so he can look for others who are stranded

d)

find and visit the little island where Timothy is buried

5.

Which of the following would NOT be a theme for this novel?

a)

It's not how a person looks, but what's on the inside that counts.

b)

The early bird gets the worm.

c)

To be a survivor, a person can never give up.

d)

We can overcome hardships and struggles if we try.

6.

Looking at types of characters, Phillip would be ___________.

a)

flat and static

b)

dynamic and flat

c)

static and round

d)

dynamic and round

7.

Which of the following events is most likely the climax of this novel?

a)

Phillip loses his eyesight.

b)

The hurricane hits the island.

c)

Phillip is rescued from the island.

d)

Stew Cat is blamed for the bad luck.

8.

Which of the following is true?

a)

None of these are true.

b)

Stew Cat is killed by Timothy.

c)

Stew Cat dies in the hurricane.

d)

Stew Cat loses one of his legs in the hurricane.

9.

What did Phillip do after he realized that the people in the plane most likely did not see the smoke?

a)

He caught himself on fire so that he could be seen.

b)

He burned grass to produce a bigger cloud of smoke.

c)

He burned sea grapes to produce a black smoke.

d)

He gave up trying to use a signal fire and made a whistle instead.

10.

Which of the following statements is true about Timothy.

a)

Timothy did not have a last name.

b)

Timothy did not know his own birthday.

c)

Timothy did not know his own parents.

d)

All of these statements are true.

e)

None of these statements are true.

11.

When the hurricane hits The Cay, what type of conflict takes place?

a)

Character versus Nature

b)

Character versus Character

c)

Character versus Self

d)

Character versus Society

12.

Select the example of internal conflict, or character versus self.

a)

Phillip hitting Timothy because he is blind.

b)

Timothy saving Phillip from the shark infested waters.

c)

Timothy sheltering Phillip from the hurricane.

d)

Phillip adjusting to being blind.

13.

The author of The Cay, Theodore Taylor, based the character Phillip off of ______________________.

a)

two people: a real boy that was on the S.S. Hato and his childhood friend who was racist.

b)

one person: his younger brother.

c)

two people: his friend Robert and a blind student that he met.

d)

three people: his cousin, his childhood friend, and his mom's favorite student.

14.

The Cay took place during ____________.

a)

The Vietnam War

b)

The Korean War

c)

The Civil War

d)

World War II

15.

"After I'd been officially reported lost at sea, she'd gone back to Curacao to be with my father. She had changed in many ways."

In this passage, we see that Phillip's mother has changed, just as Phillip has changed. When a character changes throughout a book, this character is a ___________ character.

a)

round

b)

flat

c)

dynamic

d)

static