WorksheetsThe Cay Test Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following does NOT describe the setting at the beginning of the novel?
a)
Curacao
b)
Aruba
c)
Caribbean
d)
Willemstad
2.
What kind of job did Phillip's dad have?
a)
He worked in the oil refinery trying to increase production of aviation fuel.
b)
He had a large plantation that grew sugar cane.
c)
Heowned a chain of hotels.
d)
He was the captain on a tanker.
3.
What did Phillip's mother convince his father to do?
a)
send them to Miami on the S.S. Hato
b)
fly them home to Texas
c)
have to entire family move back to the United States
d)
move to the Netherlands
4.
Why is Timothy worried about the cay?
a)
it is very small
b)
there are no people on it
c)
it could be in the Devil's mouth
d)
there is not a good place to build shelter
5.
Why does Phillip feel that he is superior to Timothy?
a)
Timothy could not swim.
b)
Timothy was an old man.
c)
Timothy was sick.
d)
Timothy could not spell.
6.
What is the device called that collects rain water?
a)
collector
b)
catcher
c)
catchment
d)
pipe
7.
How do Timothy and Philip track the days they have been stranded on the cay?
a)
They put pebbles in a jar.
b)
They count waves.
c)
They count suns.
d)
They put shells in a basket.
8.
Being able to fish by himself made Phillip confident enough to climb the coconut trees.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What solution did Phillip come up with to make his fire better?
a)
To put more wood on it
b)
To add coconut shells to it
c)
To add sea grape leaves to it
d)
To find gasoline for it
10.
Why did the bird attack Phillip?
a)
He ate the bird's eggs.
b)
He threw a stone at the bird.
c)
Phillip was not attacked by a bird.
d)
Phillip walked in the bird's nesting ground.
11.
What does Phillip want to do when he gets older?
a)
He wants to be a fisherman.
b)
He wants to travel the world.
c)
He wants to build a monument to Timothy.
d)
He wants to travel the Caribbean and find the island he was stranded.
12.
When talking with Phillip, Timothy compares difference colors of people to difference colored:
a)
fish
b)
ducks
c)
cats
d)
cows
13.
What did Phillip's family do after he was rescued?
a)
They moved back to Curacao
b)
They moved to the island
c)
They moved to Europe
d)
They moved to Virginia
14.
What did Timothy do so that Phillip could fish on the reef?
a)
He used a rope to mark a path
b)
He drove sticks into the reef to mark a path
c)
He told Phillip to crawl onto the reef
d)
He told Phillip not to go near the reef because it was unsafe
15.
How did Phillip feel about Timothy in the beginning?
a)
like he was different and he should avoid him
b)
like he was lucky
c)
glad he was there to take care of him
d)
as a best friend
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