The Cay Chapter 1

      

1.  What arrived during the night?

             1. British airplanes

             2. German submarines

             3. Dutch tankers

             4. Chinese tanks

       2. Where does the story take place?

             1. Hawaii

             2. Aruba

             3. on the island of Curacao

             4. in the Bahamas

 

       3. What did Phillip and Henrick like to play?

             1. cops and robbers

             2. cowboys and Indians

             3. firemen

             4. pirates

 

       4. What kind of job did Phillip's dad have?

             1. He worked in the oil refinery trying to increase the production of aviation gas.

             2. He had a large plantation that grew sugar cane.

             3. He owned a chain of hotels.

             4. He was a captain on a tanker.

 

       6. Where did Phillip's dad want Phillip and his mom to sleep?

             1. in the cellar

             2. downstairs

             3. in their bedrooms

 

       7. How many submarines surrounded the island?

             1. 3

             2. 6

             3. 2

             4. 8

 

       8. Where had Phillip lived before moving to the island?

             1. in the Netherlands

             2. California

             3. Virginia

             4. Germany

 

       9. What kind of weapons did the islanders have to fight the German submarines?

             1. airplanes

             2. none

             3. tanks

             4. cannons

 

The Cay Chapter 2

 

       1. What did Phillip put under his pillow for protection?

             1. a hatchet

             2. a kitchen knife

             3. a pocket knife

             4. an ax

 

       2. What did Phillip's mother want to do?

             1. talk to his dad about the fighting

             2. sleep on the couch

             3. play at the fort

             4. go back to Norfolk, Virginia

 

       3. What supplies were getting low on the island?

             1. fresh water and vegetables

             2. ammunition

             3. meat

             4. medicine

 

       4. What happened to the S. S. Empire Tern?

             1. It hit a sand bar and couldn't move.

             2. It was lost at sea.

             3. The submarines bombed it.

             4. It ran out of fuel.

 

       5. What did Phillip's mother convince his father to do?

             1. get passage of the S. S. Hato to Miami

             2. get airline tickets on the American Express to Texas

 

       6. Why did the S. S. Hato need to stop at Panama before going to the states?

             1. to take a crew of naval officers there

             2. to deliver four pumps

 

The Cay Chapter 3

 

       1. After leaving Panama, what happened to the S. S. Hato?

             1. It got caught in a storm.

             2. It hit land.

             3. It was torpedoed.

 

       2. What happened to Phillip as he was being lowered in the life boat?

             1. The life boat caught fire.

             2. The bow tilted and he was dumped into the water.

             3. An explosion tore in into two pieces.

 

       3. How was Phillip hurt?

             1. hit in the head

             2. cut his leg

             3. broke his arm

 

       4. When Phillip woke up who was with him?

             1. The captain of the S. S. Hato

             2. his mother

             3. a large black man

 

       5. Who else was with Phillip?

             1. Stew, the cat

             2. Mouser, the cat

             3. Bear, the dog

             4. Feathers, the parrot

 

       6. How did the black man protect them from the hot sun while in the raft?

             1. He nailed some boards together to build a shelter.

             2. He built a top from his pants and shirt and Phillips' pants.

             3. He pulled a piece of canvas from the emergency pack and built a top.

 

       7. What was the man's name?

             1. Willem

             2. Timothy

             3. Enright

 

       8. How did Phillip fell about Timothy?

             1. He didn't like him.

             2. He liked him a lot.

 

       9. What did Phillip eat for supper?

             1. turtle

             2. bird

             3. raw fish

The Cay Chapter 4

 

       1. How did Phillip feel about Timothy?

             1. like he was different - to be avoided

             2. like he was lucky

             3. glad he was there to take care of him

             4. as a best friend

 

       2. Where was Timothy from?

             1. Africa

             2. St. Thomas

             3. Florida

 

       3. What did Phillip and Timothy eat for breakfast?

             1. biscuits

             2. fish

             3. candy

             4. a sea gull

 

       4. How was Timothy kind to Phillip?

             1. He kept him warm during the night.

             2. He gave him orange juice.

             3. He gave him medicine for his headache.

 

       5. What was wrong with Phillip when he woke up?

             1. his arm ached

             2. He could not see.

             3. He was sunburned.

 

       6. How did Phillip react to being blind?

             1. He hit Timothy.

             2. He felt a great pain in his head.

             3. He quietly accepted it.

 

The Cay Chapters 5 and 6

 

   1. What did Timothy and Phillip hear?

 

       1. the motor of an airplane

       2. the splashing of a whale

       3. the motor of a boat

       4. the chatter of a group of sea gulls

 

   2. What did Timothy do to get the attention of the airplane?

 

       1. shot a flare

       2. waved a cloth with fire

       3. yelled and waved a red flag

 

   3. What did Timothy warn Phillip to always be careful of?

 

       1. sharks

       2. jellyfish

       3. an octopus

       4. stingrays

 

   4. What did Timothy say was bad luck?

 

       1. walking under a ladder

       2. the cat

       3. breaking a mirror

 

   5. How was Phillip able to "see"?

 

       1. through the crack in his eye lids

       2. He rubbed salt water in his eyes.

       3. Timothy told him what he saw.

 

   6. What happened when Phillip fell overboard?

 

       1. Sharks came after him.

       2. He went under the water and couldn’t tell which way to swim to get to the top.

       3. He landed on a turtle.

 

   7. How did Phillip get back on the raft?

 

       1. Timothy pulled him back by his hair.

       2. Timothy threw a life preserver to Phillip, then pulled him back.

       3. Phillip listened to Timothy’s voice and followed it back to the raft.

 

   8. What did Timothy see about 2 miles away?

 

       1. a boat

       2. a small island

       3. storm clouds

 

   9. What was on the island?

         1. people

         2. water and food

         3. shelter

         4. phones

         5. sea grape and palm trees

Chapters 7 and 8

 

   1.

 

      What was Timothy going to do to try to rescue Phillip and himself?

         1.

 

            write SOS with rocks on the beach

         2.

 

            tie white flags to the tops of the palm trees

         3.

 

            get a big piles of sticks ready for a large fire

   2.

 

      Where was the island that Timothy found?

         1.

 

            Timothy wasn't sure.

         2.

 

            near Jamaica

         3.

 

            It was one of the Cayman Islands.

   3.

 

      How did Phillip feel when Timothy went to explore the island?

         1.

 

            ready to go exploring too

         2.

 

            afraid

         3.

 

            brave

   4.

 

      How big was the island?

         1.

 

            8 miles long by 5 miles wide

         2.

 

            100 yards long and 200 yards wide

         3.

 

            1 mile long and 1/2 mile wide

   5.

 

      What bad news did Timothy tell Phillip?

         1.

 

            the sharks were still swimming around the island

         2.

 

            that they were not in a boat or airplane path

         3.

 

            that he thought their island may be surrounded by coral

   6.

 

      What type of shelter did Timothy make?

         1.

 

            He cleaned out a cave.

         2.

 

            He piled up rocks for the walls and make a roof from palm leaves.

         3.

 

            He built a hut of dried palm fronds.

   7.

 

      How did Phillip react when Timothy left him alone?

         1.

 

            very frightened, be cried

         2.

 

            He wanted Timothy to be proud of him so he straightened up the shelter.

         3.

 

            lonely

   8.

 

      What did Timothy catch for supper?

         1.

 

            trout

         2.

 

            shrimp

         3.

 

            lobster

   9.

 

      Why did Timothy want Phillip to spell the word H-E-L-P for him?

         1.

 

            to make Phillip feel useful

         2.

 

            Timothy could not spell.

         3.

 

            It hurt Timothy's back to bend over.

1. What did Timothy do with the rope he made?

 

       1. tied the raft to a palm tree

       2. stretched it between the hut and the beach for Phillip to follow

       3. wove it into hammocks

 

2. What work did Timothy want Phillip to do?

 

       1. weave mats

       2. cook the meals

       3. look for water

       4. keep the fires burning

 

3. Why did Timothy hit Phillip?

 

       1. Phillip untied the raft and let it drift out to sea.

       2. Phillip ran away from the hut.

       3. Phillip threw the palm fibers at Timothy then yelled at him calling Timothy an ugly black man that can’t even spell.

 

4. Phillip began to change the day Timothy hit him. How did he change?

 

       1. Phillip started hating Timothy.

       2. Phillip thought black people were ugly and stupid.

       3. Phillip wanted Timothy to be his friend.

 

5. Why was Timothy and Phillip glad when it started raining?

 

       1. They needed baths.

       2. They needed drinking water.

       3. The island was dry and Timothy was afraid the fire would spread.

 

6. What fun did Timothy have as a young man?

 

       1. going to school

       2. dressing up for the carnival

       3. getting birthday presents

 

7. How did Phillip begin to feel about black people after his talk with Timothy?

 

       1. color didn’t matter

       2. black and white people should not live together

 

8. What did Timothy and Phillip eat?

 

       1. what they could catch from the sea

       2. fruit that grew on the island

       3. wild boar

 

9. What food was on the island that Timothy and Phillip could not eat?

 

       1. coconuts

       2. bananas

 

Chapters 11 and 12

 

1. How was Phillip able to get around the island?

 

    a. by using the rope to get to the beach then by using a cane

    b. Timothy would lead him around

    c. by following Stew Cat

 

2. What did Timothy think about Stew Cat?

 

    a. He was a cute, cuddly cat.

    b. He was bad luck.

    c. He was good at catching his own food.

 

3. What happened to Timothy the morning after he and Phillip talked about voodoo?

 

    a. He was on the north side of the island cutting wood.

    b. He went crabbing.

    c. He was on the east side of the island building a raft.

 

4. What worried Phillip about Timothy’s behavior?

 

    a. Phillip was afraid Timothy was going to leave him on the island alone.

    b. Stew Cat was missing and he thought Timothy might have him.

    c. Timothy kept forgetting things.

 

5. Why did Timothy put the raft in the ocean?

 

    a. to see if it would float

    b. to water proof the boards

    c. to put Stew Cat on it long enough for him to chase away the jumbi

 

6. Why did Timothy wake up one morning with a fever?

 

    a. He had malaria.

    b. He had an ear infection.

    c. He had chicken pox.

 

7. How did Timothy act while he was sick?

 

    a. fever and chills, then acting out of his mind

    b. like he was in a coma

    c. sweating and screaming in pain

 

8. What did Timothy do while he was sick?

 

    a. rolled around in the sand at the beach

    b. climbed a palm tree

    c. ran into the ocean

 

9. How did Timothy feel after the fever broke?

 

    a. He never fully regained his strength again.

    b. He was fine, just like before he got sick.

Chapters 13 and 14

 

1. Why did Timothy teach Phillip how to fish?

 

    a. to give Phillip something to do

    b. so Phillip could feel good about himself

    c. so he could take care of himself if something happened to Timothy

 

2. What did Phillip use to catch a fish?

 

    a. a fish hook made out of nails

    b. spear

    c. net

 

3. What was Timothy too old to do?

 

    a. swim out in the ocean to catch large fish

    b. climb the palm trees and get coconuts

    c. build a strong hut

 

4. How did Phillip get to the reef to fish?

 

    a. He followed the driftwood Timothy stuck in the sand.

    b. He followed the rope.

    c. Timothy took him any time he wanted to go.

 

5. What sounds did the ocean make?

 

    a. splashing

    b. roaring like wind blowing

    c. noises like gun shots

 

6. What did Timothy do with the rope as the hurricane was coming?

 

    a. He tied it to a palm tree on a high point on the island.

    b. He tied up Stew Cat.

    c. He tied the raft to a palm tree.

 

7. Why did Timothy and Phillip eat a large meal?

 

    a. Timothy found a new place to catch crabs.

    b. Phillip had caught his first fish and they were celebrating.

    c. A hurricane was coming and they may not get to eat again for a long time.

 

8. What did Phillip say to Timothy?

 

    a. Are you still black?

    b. Do you like to catch lobsters?

    c. Do you know what time it is?

 

9. Before the storm came the ocean looked ______________ .

 

    a. as smooth as green jelly

    b. rough as a porcupine’s back

Chapters 15 - 16

 

1. When did the hurricane hit?

 

    a.  in the morning

    b. at noon

    c. after dark

 

2. Why did Phillip and Timothy have to leave the hut?

 

    a. The lizards came inside the hut for protection.

    b. It blew away.

    c. to get food

 

3. How did Timothy protect Phillip from the storm?

 

    a. He tied himself and Phillip to a palm tree with Timothy behind Phillip.

    b. He took Phillip to the cave.

    c. Timothy tied the raft behind Phillip's back.

 

4. How high did the ocean get?

 

    a. to Phillip’s ankles

    b. to Phillip’s waist

    c. over Phillip’s head

 

5. What happened to Timothy during the storm?

 

    a. a shark bit his leg

    b. a large piece of drift wood cut his arm

    c. his backside was cut and bleeding from the sand and sea grape that hit him during the storm

 

6. What happened to Timothy after the storm?

 

    a. He died.

    b. He was OK.

 

7. What did Phillip find to eat?

 

    a. one coconut

    b. a fish

 

8. Why did the bird attack Phillip?

 

    a. Phillip stepped on the nest and broke an egg.

    b. The hurricane made the birds protective on the island.

The Cay Chapters 17 - 19

 

1. What did Phillip want to eat besides the coconuts he found?

 

        a. fish

        b. lobsters

        c. oysters

 

2. How did Phillip catch the lobsters?

 

        a. with a stick

        b. with a net

        c. in a cage

 

3. How did Phillip get hurt?

 

        a. He twisted his ankle in a deep hole.

        b. A sea gull pecked his face.

        c. A moray eel bit his arm.

 

4. Why did the first plane not see Phillip’s signal fire?

 

        a. The plane was too far away.

        b. The smoke was white.

        c. The smoke went behind the palm trees.

 

5. What did Phillip decide to burn to make the smoke black?

 

        a. driftwood

        b. palm fronds

        c. sea grape

        d. coconuts

 

6. On August 20, 1942 what loud sound did Phillip hear?

 

        a. thunder

        b. explosions

 

7. How did Phillip feel when the second plane passed Phillip by without stopping?

 

        a. irritated

        b. like he wanted to die

 

8.  When Phillip was rescued what was the only item he wanted from the island?

 

                      a.    Timothy's knife

                      b.    sea shells

                      c.    a carving he had made

 

9.  How would Phillip"his" little island when he returned?

 

                       a.    by closing his eyes and feeling it

                       b.    He had a map of where he was.

                       c.    The coast guard would take him.