The Cay: Chapters 8-12

Chapter 1: What is the name of the protagonist of The Cay?

• Luke Garner
• Luke Skywalker
• Phillip Enright
• Phineas Ferb

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Chapter 8: About how old does Timothy really believe himself to be?

• In his seventies
• In his nineties
• In his forties
• In his fifties

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Chapter 8: Why does Phillip feel superior to Timothy at the end of this chapter?

• He learns that Timothy can't spell. 
• He realizes that Timothy doesn't know how to build a hut.
• Phillip can speak in Dutch.
• Phillip catches more langosta than Timothy.

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Chapter 9: What is the primary purpose of the rope that Timothy makes?

• To tie their belongings to a tree.
• For Phillip to move around safely.
• It's a leash for Stew Cat.
• Timothy uses it to carry the langosta back to the hut.

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Chapter 9: When Phillip asks to be Timothy's friend, what does Timothy say?

• That Phillip has always been his friend.
• That he doesn't want anymore friends.
• That he doesn't know what "friend" means.
• That he doesn't want to be Phillip's friend.

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Chapter 10: Why does Phillip like the rain?

• He can experience it without seeing.
• It makes Stew Cat angry, which Phillip thinks is funny.
• It reminds him of his home in Virginia.
• It keeps away the jumbi.

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Chapter 10: When Phillip asks why there are different skin colors, what does Timothy say?

• He gives a detailed scientific explanation.
• He tells Phillip a voodoo myth.
• He pretends not to hear the question.
• He thinks that everyone is the same beneath the skin.

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Chapter 11: What does Timothy make for Phillip to move around the island?

• A skateboard
• A cane
• A wagon pulled by Stew Cat
• A pair of boots

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Chapter 11: What does Timothy call the evil spirit that he believes is in Stew Cat?

• jazzy
• Haiti
• demon
• jumbi

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Chapter 12: What makes Timothy very sick?

• Zika
• Malaria
• An infected cut on his leg
• Rotten coconuts

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