The Cay Ch. 11-15

What is a jumbi?

• A fish found only in the Caribbean

• An insect much like a mosquito

• A puppet popular with the people of Peru

• An evil spirit

What did Phillip find on top of the hut while Timothy was away?

• He found Stew Cat gutted skinned

• He found a carved wooden Stew Cat that Timothy had carved

• He found a bushel of sea grape

• He found Timothy's knife

Why did Timothy run into the ocean?

• He loves just running into the ocean and acting like a kid.

• He had malaria which gave him a terribly high fever. His head was on fire and he was going to put it out.

• Timothy heard a boat and he was running out to signal it.

• He was running out to catch the raft which had drifted away.

Why did Timothy keep putting one rock a day into an old can?

• He was keeping track of their days on the island.

• He loved collecting rocks.

• He was saving them so he could pave a path to the hut.

• He used the rocks as sinkers with his fishing poles.

What was slithering around Phillip's feet during the hurricane?

• There were many snakes on the island.

• The vines that Timothy had made for Phillip were blowing in the wind and wrapping around his ankles.

• The lizards were trying to get to higher ground.

• Stew Cat was chasing mice around under Phillip.

What is the device called that collects rain water?

• collector
• catcher
• catchment
• pipe

Tags

CCSS.RI.K.5

CCSS.RI.K.3

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

Why does the author state that Philip and Timothy always kept "one ear to the sky?" They were listening for ___.

• a plane
• a ship
• a bird
• Philip's mother

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

What does Timothy teach Philip to do in chapter 13?

• sing
• dance
• chase evil spirits
• fish

What did Timothy do so that Phillip could fish on the reef?

• He used a rope to mark a path
• He drove sticks into the reef to mark a path
• He told Phillip to crawl onto the reef
• He told Phillip not to go near the reef because it was unsafe

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Timothy thought Stew Cat _____

• a good friend for Phillip

• a nuisance only to be tolerated

• was bad luck

• was better off dead