WorksheetsThe Cay Novel
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Chapter 1: What is the name of the protagonist of The Cay?
a)
Luke Garner
b)
Luke Skywalker
c)
Phillip Enright
d)
Phineas Ferb
2.
Chapter 1: In the beginning, where is the story set?
a)
Miami, Florida
b)
Norfolk, Virginia
c)
Willemstad, Aruba
d)
Willemstad, Curaçao
3.
Chapters 1-2: What is the name of the protagonist's friend?
a)
Henrik van Boven
b)
Jennifer Talbot
c)
Ron Weasley
d)
Katniss Everdeen
4.
Chapters 1-2: During which historical conflict is the story set?
a)
World War III
b)
World War I
c)
World War II
d)
The Revolutionary War
5.
Chapter 2: What happens that scares Phillip's mom into leaving Curaçao?
a)
The S.S. Empire Tern is torpedoed by Germans.
b)
A German soldier sneaks into their house.
c)
The Chinese sailors start attacking the island.
d)
Henrik and Phillip almost fall off the Queen Emma bridge.
6.
Chapter 3: After the S.S. Hato is sunk, with whom does Phillip wake up on a raft?
a)
His mother and Henrik
b)
Timothy and Stew Dog
c)
Timothy and Stew Cat
d)
No one; he's alone.
7.
Chapter 3: What does Timothy build on the raft, using wooden boards and their clothes?
a)
A shelter from the sun
b)
A sail to catch the wind
c)
A flag to signal to passing planes and ships
d)
A net to catch fish
8.
Chapter 3: Why does Timothy keep Phillip from drinking more water?
a)
Timothy wants to keep it all for himself.
b)
They don't know how long they'll be stranded.
c)
Timothy believes that the water is unsafe to drink.
d)
Timothy wants to save it all for Stew Cat.
9.
Chapter 3: According to the book, where does Phillip's racism come from?
a)
The black people he played with in the harbor
b)
His father
c)
His friend, Henrik
d)
His mother
10.
Chapter 3: Why does Phillip start to think of Timothy as a "stubborn old man?"
a)
Timothy refuses to share any of the fish he caught.
b)
Timothy won't give Phillip all the water he wants.
c)
Timothy doesn't believe that Phillip is from Virginia.
d)
Timothy won't tell Phillip his own name.
11.
Chapter 4: What is most likely the actual explanation for Phillip's blindness?
a)
Phillip was hit in the head when the S.S. Hato was torpedoed.
b)
Phillip did not drink enough water.
c)
Phillip became blinded from the grief of losing his mother.
d)
Phillip was born blind; he was only pretending to see.
12.
Chapter 5: How does Timothy comfort Phillip after Phillip becomes blind?
a)
He gives Phillip extra candy.
b)
He promises that Phillip can keep Stew Cat when they're rescued.
c)
He sings Phillip's favorite song, "Call Me Maybe."
d)
He describes the world around them.
13.
Chapter 6: Which sentence best shows why Phillip didn't want to go to the island?
a)
"Timothy did not answer me."
b)
"Angrily, I said to him, 'I can't see.'"
c)
"No people. No water. No food..."
d)
"I was sure he couldn't even see that far."
14.
Chapter 7: What is the name of the local lobster?
a)
Langosta
b)
Lobster bisque
c)
Mr. Lobster
d)
Sebastian
15.
Chapter 7: Where does Timothy believe that the cay might be located?
a)
The Devil's Toenail
b)
The Angel's Mouth
c)
The Devil's Mouth
d)
Miami, Florida
16.
Chapter 8: About how old does Timothy really believe himself to be?
a)
In his seventies
b)
In his nineties
c)
In his forties
d)
In his fifties
17.
Chapter 8: Why does Phillip feel superior to Timothy at the end of this chapter?
a)
He learns that Timothy can't spell.
b)
He realizes that Timothy doesn't know how to build a hut.
c)
Phillip can speak in Dutch.
d)
Phillip catches more langosta than Timothy.
18.
Chapter 9: What is the primary purpose of the rope that Timothy makes?
a)
To tie their belongings to a tree.
b)
For Phillip to move around safely.
c)
It's a leash for Stew Cat.
d)
Timothy uses it to carry the langosta back to the hut.
19.
Chapter 9: When Phillip asks to be Timothy's friend, what does Timothy say?
a)
That Phillip has always been his friend.
b)
That he doesn't want anymore friends.
c)
That he doesn't know what "friend" means.
d)
That he doesn't want to be Phillip's friend.
20.
Chapter 10: When Phillip asks why there are different skin colors, what does Timothy say?
a)
He gives a detailed scientific explanation.
b)
He tells Phillip a voodoo myth.
c)
He pretends not to hear the question.
d)
He thinks that everyone is the same beneath the skin.
21.
Where had Phillip lived before moving to the island?
a)
Netherlands
b)
California
c)
Virginia
d)
Germany
22.
Chapter 10: Why were Timothy and Phillip so happy for the rain to come?
a)
It provided them with much needed water.
b)
The sea grapes they ran out of began to grow again.
c)
It would cause the coconuts to fall from the trees.
d)
They were stinky and needed a bath.
23.
Read the following sentence from Chapter 1.
Like silent, hungry sharks that swim in the darkness, the German submarines arrived in the middle of the night.
The author uses the simile in this sentence to ______
Like silent, hungry sharks that swim in the darkness, the German submarines arrived in the middle of the night.
The author uses the simile in this sentence to ______
a)
make the reader know that sharks swim in the sea around Willemstad
b)
to emphasize how frightening the arrival of German submarines was to the people of Willemstad
c)
to describe to the reader what the German submarines looked like
d)
to make the German submarines seem real
24.
Which of the following descriptions BEST explains The Cay's literary genre:
a)
the novel is historical fiction because the setting is during a factual event but contains fictional characters
b)
the novel is realistic fiction because it takes place on real islands in the Caribbean
c)
the novel is historical fiction because the setting is during WWII bu the names of the islands are not real
d)
the novel is nonfiction because it tells about real events during WWII
25.
How does the setting in Chapter 1 emphasize conflict in the story?
a)
Native schooners from Venezuela, Aruba, and Bonaire were coming in with bananas, oranges, papayars, melons, and vegetables.
b)
The Dutch were raiding the Spanish galleons
c)
Willemstand had to defend itself against the storming pirates and the British
d)
World War II had come to the Caribbean by way of Germans who wanted the oil from the refineries
26.
From what point of view is this story told?
a)
third person limited to Phillip
b)
second person
c)
first person-from Timothy's point of view
d)
first person-from Phillip's point of view
27.
What emotion does Phillip feel when he is told he has to leave Curacao?
a)
eagerness
b)
fear
c)
anger
d)
nervousness
28.
Which of the following characters was glad to leave Curacao after the island was attacked?
a)
Phillip's mom
b)
Mr. Enright
c)
Phillip
d)
Timothy
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