WorksheetsThe Cay
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
On what island are Phillip and his parents living when the book starts?
St. Thomas
St. Bart
Manhattan
Curacao
How old is Phillip when the book begins?
19
16
11
9
Where was Phillip’s family from?
Virginia
New York
Florida
Texas
What kind of job did Phillip's dad have?
He worked in the oil refinery trying to increase production of aviation fuel.
He owned a chain of hotels.
He had a large plantation that grew sugar cane.
He was the captain on a tanker.
What decision did Phillip’s parents make regarding their safety during the war?
What decision did Phillip’s parents make regarding their safety during the war?
Phillip and his mother needed to leave the island.
They all needed to leave the island.
They needed to move to the army base.
What caused the Hato to sink?
The gasoline it was carrying caused an explosion.
It was hit by a German bomber plane.
It was torpedoed by a German submarine.
It was destroyed by a hurricane.
Which of the following describes Timothy's way of speaking?
American accent
Dutch accent
Carribean accent
German accent
Which of the following does NOT fit Phillip's description of Timothy?
huge, ugly, and very old
long, narrow face
muscular and strong
wiry gray hair
What happens to Phillip when the pain from his head injury goes away?
He passes out
He falls off the raft.
He gets sick.
He is blind.
What clue made Phillip believe Timothy wasn't telling him the whole truth?
The tone of Timothy's voice.
The tone of Timothy's voice.
Phillip's fear of being alone.
Stew Cat's behavior.
Which citation best describes Phillip's main excuse for not working?
"I don't want to work."
"I'm blind, I can't see to work."
"I don't need to make a living."
"You should do it, Timothy!"
Timothy smacks Phillip in the face after Phillip makes fun of him for...
being lazy
the way he talks
not knowing how to spell
being ugly
What event changes Phillip’s attitude toward Timothy?
Timothy taught him to weave mats.
Timothy caught fish for them to eat.
Timothy made the rope for him.
Timothy thought Stew Cat was jumbi.
Phillip awakes to find Timothy very ill. What does Timothy think he has?
Malaria
Tuberculosis
The Flu
Pneumonia
Timothy compares the difference in races of people to what?
Birds
Fish
Flowers
Rainbow
How did Phillip know it was late May?
Each day Timothy stuck a stick in the sand.
Each day Timothy added a shell to the pile.
Each day Timothy carved a notch in a tree.
Each day Timothy dropped a small pebble into an old can.
Even though Phillip’s feet were tough, what was he concerned about?
The fish in the hole bite.
Sea urchins inject poison that causes pain.
The coral is sharp.
The hole is deep.
Which of the following is NOT an example of how Timothy helped Phillip?
He built a shelter for them.
He made a trough to catch fresh rain water for them to drink.
He made clothes for them from leaves and canvas from a ship.
He fished and found food for them to eat.
How was Phillip able to tell time of day?
By the height of tides coming in
By the angle of the sun
By the number of pebbles collected
By the sounds of the birds
Which best describes how Timothy died?
He got sick and caught Malaria.
He died in his sleep.
He was killed by a hurricane.
He drowned in the ocean.
Which of the following does NOT describe how Philip felt after Timothy died?
Relieved
Angry
Sad
Lonely
Why did Phillip decide to dive into the fishing hole?
He dropped his fishing pole.
He wanted to catch a langosta.
He wanted to try to spear a fish.
He wanted to gather some scallops.
What animal does Phillip think attacked him in the fishing hole?
An octopus
An eel
A sting ray
A langosta
Why did the bird attack Phillip?
He ate the bird's eggs.
He threw a stone at the bird.
Stew cat was chasing it.
Phillip walked in the bird's nesting ground.
What solution did Phillip come up with to make his fire better?
To put more wood on it
To add coconut shells to it because of their hair-like fibers
To add sea grape leaves to it because of the oil in the leaves
To find gasoline for it
How did the plane know Phillip needed help?
The pilot saw the word ‘HELP’ written in the sand.
The pilot saw dark smoke rising from the island.
The pilot saw the raft floating near the island.
The pilot saw Phillip waving from the shore.
What kind of medical care did Phillip receive in New York?
He was treated for shock.
He was given fluids due to dehydration.
He had surgery to try to restore his vision.
He was treated for the bite he received from the eel.
What did Phillip's family do after he was rescued?
They moved back to Curacao.
They moved to Europe.
They moved to the cay.
They moved to Virginia.
How did Phillip’s life change when he went back to Curacao?
He and his friends didn’t play near the shore anymore.
He went to the market to talk to people who knew Timothy.
He talked his parents into taking Stew Cat home with them.
He decided not to go back to school and to go to work on a boat.
What does Phillip want to do when he gets older?
He wants to be a fisherman.
He wants to travel the world.
He wants to build a monument to Timothy.
He wants to travel the Caribbean and find the island he was stranded.
How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?
Pronouns like he, she, and they are used.
The narrator is not in the story.
The author is addressing the reader using pronouns such as you and you're.
Pronouns like I, my, and we are used.
Timothy is more than 70 years old.
True
False
The people on Curacao get most of their water from wells
True
False
The word "jumbi" means cat
True
False
The hut was built on a low point of land to protect it from the wind
True
False
Phillip’s mother and father say how important it is to stick together on the island.
True
False
Phillip witnessed which of the following tragic events
the murder of the Curacao governor
Henrik van Boven's fall off the pontoon bridge
the attack of the fort by the Germans
the bombing of the S.S. Empire Tern, a big British tanker
In the book Phillip didn't eat the fish because_____________
he was seasick
it was raw
he wasn't hungry
Timothy prepared it
Which sentence from Chapter 4 supports the idea that Timothy is being careful with the rations (food and water)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.
Phillip had to help Timothy with the rocks because ______________.
it was getting late in the day and they wanted to hurry and finish the task so they could eat supper
Timothy had hurt his back
the rocks were heavy
Timothy could not spell
What did Timothy make to help Phillip safely get to the beach by himself?
a rope
a sled
a wagon
a trail of rocks
Which of the following passages is a stated theme from this novel?
"He'd never gone to school and was working on a fishing boat by the time he was ten."
"'I true don' know, Phill-eep, but I true tink beneath d'skin is all d'same.'"
"'Phill-eep, I do believ you b'getting' outrageous strong 'ere on d'islan.'"
"I noticed more and more that Timothy always changed the subject when we began to talk about my eyes."
Which of the following sentences from the book does NOT contain figurative language?
"Its engine was screaming."
"The rain was hitting my back like thousands of hard berries blown from air guns."
"The sea was beginning to reach for our hilltop, climbing the forty feet with raging whitecaps."
"He'd never gone to school and was working on a fishing boat by the time he was ten."
He held my head in his great clamshell hands.
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
The rain sounded like bullets hitting on the dried palm frond roof.
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
