The Cay ch. 6-10

What is a cay?

• A small island or sandbar
• a type of fish
• A narrow fishing boat
• A sea bird

Timothy tells Phillip, "D'han is not blin'" ,which explanation gives the best meaning for this quotation?

• Blind people have better hands than others.
• Sometimes blindness affects people's hands. 
• Being blind doesn't keep a person from working.
• Matmaking will toughen up Phillip's hands.

Chapter 7: What is the name of the local lobster?

• Langosta
• Lobster bisque
• Mr. Lobster
• Laquinta

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

What did Timothy and Phillip do for water?

• They turned salt water into fresh water
• They didn't have enough fresh water
• Timothy made a catchment for water

Why does Phillip feel that he is superior to Timothy? 

• Timothy could not swim.
• Timothy was an old man.
• Timothy was sick. 
• Timothy could not spell.

Chapter 6: Which sentence best shows why Phillip didn't want to go to the island?

• "Timothy did not answer me."
• "Angrily, I said to him, 'I can't see.'"
• "No people. No water. No food..."
• "I was sure he couldn't even see that far."

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

Chapter 7: Where does Timothy believe that the cay might be located?

• The Devil's Toenail
• The Angel's Mouth
• The Devil's Mouth
• Miami, Florida

Chapter 10: Why were Timothy and Phillip so happy for the rain to come?

• It provided them with much needed water.
• The sea grapes they ran out of began to grow again.
• It would cause the coconuts to fall from the trees. 
• They were stinky and needed a bath. 

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

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