Phillip's attitude toward Timothy changed when

he realized that he might not survive without Timothy

The survival tools Timothy left Phillip were

the water keg, matches, fishing pole

Phillip changed on the island in the folllowing way

he learned survival skills and became more mature

Phillip had a hard time accepting his blindness because

he was spoiled and was used to having his way

Phillip worried about surviving after the storm because

he was blind and wasn't sure he could make it on his own

Timothy prepared for the coming storm by

lashing the water keg and tin box to the palm tree

Phillip felt superior to Timothy because

Timothy couldn't spell and needed Phillip's help

Timothy died after the storm because

he was an old man and it was time for him to die

Timothy made a long rope to the beach because

he wanted to give Phillip some independence

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1
Phillip's attitude toward Timothy changed when
Timothy slapped him for calling him a stupid black man
he realized that he might not survive without Timothy
Phillip realized that Timothy was quite old
they had a serious talk about Phillip's life
2
Who said? "He has a right to know. He's involved here!"
Phillip
Mrs. Enright
Timothy
Mr. Enright
3
The source of Phillip's negative feelings about Timothy was
Timothy couldn't read
how ugly Timothy was
Timothy was mean to Phillip
his mother's prejudice
4
Phillip's growth and maturity are shown in the following quotes except...
"I'll climb the palm tree."
"You're saving all the water for yourself."
"If I'm not out in 20 minutes, you better...get me!"
"You are worried about something, Timothy. Tell me!"
5
Who said? "I'd be frightened to death to fly!"
Mrs. Enright
Phillip
Timothy
Mr. Enright
6
During the time period of the novel, the US was involved in
Vietnam War
WW II
Civil War
WW I
7
The survival tools Timothy left Phillip were
a small raft for escape
the water keg, matches, fishing pole
a map of the island
some gold pieces
8
Phillip changed on the island in the folllowing way
he got over being homesick
he lost his sight
he learned how to text his location to get help
he learned survival skills and became more mature
9
Who said? "You'ave done widout d'eye what I couldn't do wid my whole body."
Mr. Enright
Phillip
Mrs. Enright
Timothy
10
Who said? "Young bahs, be an outrageous mahn if you like, but 'ere I'm all you got."
Mrs. Enright
Phillip
Mr. Enright
Timothy
11
Phillip had a hard time accepting his blindness because
his accident forced him to mature
he felt it was Timothy's fault
he was spoiled and was used to having his way
he was prejudiced
12
Phillip worried about surviving after the storm because
he would never be able to start the signal fire
he could not find food
he was blind and wasn't sure he could make it on his own
he no longer had the hut
13
Timothy prepared for the coming storm by
securing the hut
lashing the water keg and tin box to the palm tree
storing supplies of food
checking the barometer
14
Mrs. Enright was angry with her husband and wanted to leave Curacao because
she didn't like the smell of gas and oil
he had brought them to a dangerous place
she missed the cooler climate and her friends
all of the above
15
Phillip felt superior to Timothy because
being blind made Phillip super cool
he was white/caucasian
he knew more about the ocean and their location than Timothy
Timothy couldn't spell and needed Phillip's help
16
All of the following are themes of the novel except
prejudice is taught and it's based on ignorance
war is a devastating evil
being blind can force you to see
survival is a basic instinct
17
Who said? "Now, remember everything that we were told about abandoning ship."
Phillip
Mr. Enright
Mrs. Enright
Timothy
18
Timothy died after the storm because
his malaria came back
he was an old man and it was time for him to die
he used his body to protect Phillip
he was washed out to sea in the storm
19
Timothy made a long rope to the beach because
it was something to hang onto in the quicksand areas
he wanted something to do
the rope marked the overgrown path
he wanted to give Phillip some independence
20
Phillip showed his self-sufficiency by
controlling his terror and lonliness when Timothy died
dragging Timothy out of the water during the malaria attack
all of these
burying Timothy

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