5th – The Cay Final Exam Study Questions

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Where does the story take place?
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on an island named Curacao
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Where is Curacao located?
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off of the coast of Venezuela
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What does Phillip's father do for a living?
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He works at an oil refinery to increase the produciton of aviation gas.
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Why does Phillip's mother want him to stay near the house?
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There is a war going on and it is not safe; she is worried about something happening to Phillip.
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What did Phillip take out of the tool house and why?
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He gets the hatchet to protect them from the Germans.
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how did Phillip feel about leaving the island?
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He was sadd about it because he loved the island & he didn't want to leave.
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What form of transporatation did Phillip and his mother use to leave the island?
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They took a boat, the S.S. Hato because his mother was afraid of flying.
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What made Phillip realize that war was not exciting, but meant \"death and destruction\"?
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The empire Tern was bombed while they were near the dock.
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Why do Phillip and his mother end up in the water?
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The S.S. Hato was torpedoed.
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What happened to Phillip for 4 hours?
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He passed out from being hit on the head.
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How did Phillip first describe Timothy?
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Phillip thought that Timothy was ugly, had a flat nose, a broad face and a mass of gray hair.
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What was Timothy's warning to Phillip?
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Don't look directly at the sun.
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Who was the 3rd passenger on the boat?
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Stew Cat
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How did Phillip first feel about Timothy?
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He was angry with him and thought he was different.
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Where does Phillip think Timothy is from?
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Africa
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About how old was Phillip?
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12
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What serious thing happens to Phillip while he is on the raft?
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He goes blind and he has a horrible headache.
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What did Timothy make and do to try and attract the plane?
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He made a torch out of cloth & waved it and yelled at the plane to look at them.
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Desecribe how Timothy felt about Stew Cat?
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He thought that Stew Cat was bad luck, not good luck.
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What does Timothy do to help Phillip?
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He describes the sky and sea and becomes his eyes.
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What did Timothy see when Phillip fell off the raft?
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sharks!
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Why did Phillip not want to go to the island?
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There were no people, no water, and no food. He thought that it would be worse than the raft.
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Phillip didn't think there was anyone on the earth as _______as Timothy.
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stubborn
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what is a langosta?
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native lobster
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What are two things that scare Phillip on the island?
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He was scared when Timothy left him alone and when Stew Cat left him alone to wander around the island.
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Wehre does Timothy think they could be?
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Devil's Mouth, which is bad news because there was coral around the island and boats can't get near the island.
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What did Timothy build?
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a hut
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What is one way they are going to try to be found?
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They spelled out \"HELP\" with rocks, but Timothy didn't know how to spell it; Phillip had to tell him.
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What did Timothy ask Phillip to do that Phillip didn't want to do?
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Work on the mats.
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What happened to Phillip that caused him to change?
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Timothy slapped him because Phillip was rude to him.
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What does Phillip ask Timothy after he was rude to Timothy?
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He asks Timothy to be his friend, and Timothy replied, \"you've always been my friend.\"
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Why did Phillip like the rain?
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He could hear and feel it.
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What did Timothy hope Phillip would have the courage to do?
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Climb the tree to get coconuts
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Why did timothy put Stew Cat ont he raft for a while?
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Timothy made a wooden Stew Cat and he wanted to get rid of the \"jumbi\" or bad luck.
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What belieft led Timothy to think Stew Cat was bad luck?
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voodoo
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why was Phillip scared about Timothy making him do things for himself?
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He was afraid that timothy was going to die and leave him on his own.
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What happened to timothy in this chapte?
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he got malaria
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What did Phillip do to try and help Timothy?
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He put wet rags on his head and pulled him out of the water.
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What was another thing that Timothy taught Philip to do?
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to fish
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What was Phillip learning to use instead of his eyes?
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to touch and feel
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What did Phillip finally get the nerve to do?
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to climb the palm tree to get the coconuts.
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What did Timothy and Phillip head that sounded like a gun shot?
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It was thunder from a hurricane that was headed toward the island.
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What did Phillip learn everyday?
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something new
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What was it htat Phillip thought would be unbearable?
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to lose Timothy
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What did Timothy and Phillip do during the storm?
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timothy tied Phillip to the tree, then tied himself behind Phillip, so Phillip would be protected from the storm.
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What happend to Timothy?
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He died from the abuse of the hurricane.
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Where did Philip put the knife?
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He put the knife in the tree because he realized that everything has to have an exact place for him to be able to find it.
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why did the bird attack Phillip?
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He had stepped in their nest.
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How long had it been since the hurricane?
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Phillip put pebbles in the can - it had been ten days.
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What did Phillip think it was that bit him?
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a moray eel
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What does PHillip realize about their smoke and what does he do about it?
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the smoke was white, so it needed sea grap with oils in the leaves to make the smoke black, so it would show up against the sky.
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What happens to discorage Phillip?
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The plane flew over, and then it left.
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What one thing does Phillip not want to leave on the island?
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Timothy's knife
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What happens to Phillip's vision?
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after 3 operations, he gets his sight back, but he has to wear glasses.
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What does Phillip plan to do someday?
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He wants to go back to the island.
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