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The Cay Final Quiz- in place of Google Form

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were Langosta?

a)

the tribe of people that live on the island

b)

the native lobster

c)

sea otters that live on the island

d)

the name of the trees on the island

2.

What does Phillip have to help Timothy do with the rocks?

a)

make a shelter for the food

b)

write the word "help" in the sand

c)

create a trail from the water to their shelter

d)

make a place to build a fire

3.

Because Timothy needed this help with the rocks, Phillip feels _________________ .

a)

angry toward Timothy

b)

confident in Timothy

c)

equal with Timothy

d)

superior to Timothy

4.

What did Timothy make to help Phillip safely get to the beach by himself?

a)

a rope

b)

a sled

c)

a wagon

d)

a trail of rocks

5.

Which of the following passages is a stated theme from this novel?

a)

"He'd never gone to school and was working on a fishing boat by the time he was ten."

b)

"'I true don' know, Phill-eep, but I true tink beneath d'skin is all d'same.'"

c)

"'Phill-eep, I do believ you b'getting' outrageous strong 'ere on d'islan.'"

d)

"I noticed more and more that Timothy always changed the subject when we began to talk about my eyes."

6.

Which of the the following is true?

a)

Timothy want to make sure that Phillip an be independent.

b)

Timothy does everything for Phillip and requires that Phillip do nothing.

c)

Phillip can see the stars at night if he squints hard enough.

d)

Phillip has met an old man who lives in a cave on the island.

7.

What does Timothy believe is causing them to have bad luck?

a)

the raft

b)

the rain

c)

Stew Cat

d)

the cay

8.

How has Phillip changed?

a)

He has grown at least two inches since they arrived on the island.

b)

He is becoming more and more like his mother.

c)

He is beginning to see Timothy as a friend.

d)

He is more and more stubborn as the days go by.

9.

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

a)

find another cat just like Stew Cat

b)

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

c)

find and visit the little island where Timothy is buried

d)

write a book about how to survive on an island

10.

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

a)

He burned sea grapes to produce a black smoke.

b)

He burned grass to produce a bigger cloud of smoke.

c)

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

d)

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

11.

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

a)

Phillip loses his eyesight.

b)

Stew Cat is blamed for the bad luck.

c)

The hurricane hits the island.

d)

Phillip is rescued from the island.

12.

This story is told in the first person point of view because ____________________ .

a)

one of the characters is telling the story

b)

an unseen narrator is telling the story

13.

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The sea, he told me, was as smooth as green jelly."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

idiom

14.

The story set during what war?

a)

The American Revolution

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

The Gulf War

15.

What is on Curacao that the Germans wanted to attack?

a)

Banana Trees

b)

Pencil factories

c)

Oil refineries

d)

Chick-fil-a

16.

“The S.S. Hato took her first bite of open sea and began to pitch gently.” (pg. 18) is an example of what literary device?

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

17.

What event caused Phillip to meet Timothy?

a)

The German invasion of France

b)

Stew Cat getting lost

c)

Phillip's boat getting torpedoed

d)

Phillip losing his jacket

18.

What caused Phillip to lose his eye site?

a)

getting hit on the head

b)

looking at the sun

c)

falling in the water

d)

a shark

19.
What survival skill did Timothy teach Phillip?
a)
How to purify water
b)
How to skin an otter
c)
How to fish
d)
How to cut open coconuts
20.
What is a "cay?"
a)
a cat
b)
an island
c)
a war
d)
a storm
21.
What is the device called that collects rainwater?
a)
collector
b)
catcher
c)
catchment
d)
pipe
22.
How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?
a)
Pronouns like I, my, and him are used.
b)
The author is addressing the reader.
c)
The narrator is not in the story.
d)
Pronouns like I, my, and we are used.
23.
What point of view is the following:
Maria introduced her project, which Amy thought she did a bit too enthusiastically. "OMG, thank you so much for letting me speak in front of you today! I am super excited, I spent so much time making this!" Maria said. Amy rolled her eyes and yawned.
a)
first person
b)
third person
24.

“The rain sounded like bullets hitting on the dried palm frond

roof. “ (pg. 56) is an example of what literary device?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Narrative Hook

25.
Chapter 11: What does Timothy call the evil spirit that he believes is in Stew Cat?
a)
jazzy
b)
Haiti
c)
demon
d)
jumbi