How does Phillip first feel about Timothy?

He is uncomfortable around Timothy because he is black

Why were Phillip and his mother trying to get to Virginia?

Phillip's mother thought they'd be safer back home

What does Phillip's friend Henrick Van Boven represent?

A part of Curacao's Dutch history

What is a bigger significance of Phillip's blindness

It means Phillip will have to learn to trust Timothy

In Chapter 4, Phillip becomes blind. Which statement foreshadows this?

It seemed there was a film, a haze, separating us.

Why was it important to Phillip that Timothy was technically American?

It meant they had something in common

How does Phillip's view and Timothy's view on luck differ?

Timothy feels lucky, Phillip does not

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The Cay Ch. 1-5

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1
What did Timothy feel was bad luck?
Phillip's blindness
Stew Cat
The raft
The wet matches
2
All of the following characters represent the theme of sacrifice EXCEPT
Timothy
Phillip's Dad
Phillip's Mom
Phillip
3
"Don' know, don' know, young bahss,"
Conversation
Derelect
Dialogue
Dialect
4
How does Phillip first feel about Timothy?
He is just excited to not be alone
He is comforted by his presence.
He blames Timothy for their situation
He is uncomfortable around Timothy because he is black
5
The description of the setting creates a ________ mood
Desolate
Empowering
Somber
Comical
6
Why were Phillip and his mother trying to get to Virginia?
Phillip's mother thought they'd be safer back home
They were unsafe in Curacao
Phillip's father wanted them to go home
They needed to go to Phillip's grandmother's funeral
7
What does Phillip's friend Henrick Van Boven represent?
The complete opposite of Phillip
Timothy's friend
The natives on Curacao
A part of Curacao's Dutch history
8
By the end of chapter 1, Phillip's tone towards war had shifted to_____
Serious
Comical
Flippant
Cautious
9
Which best describes Phillip's tone towards war in the beginning of chapter 1?
Somber
Interested
nervous
Excited
10
What is a bigger significance of Phillip's blindness
It makes Phillip and Timothy equal
It means Phillip will have to learn to trust Timothy
It changes Phillip's opinion on Timothy
It means Phillip won't be able to help at all
11
What can readers learn from Timothy's dialect?
His actions
All of his feelings
His views on race
His culture and origins
12
In Chapter 4, Phillip becomes blind. Which statement foreshadows this?
"Ah, see, it jus' takes time, young bahss"
"Look at d'sun," he ordered
"I don't feel any pain Timothy. The pain has gone away."
It seemed there was a film, a haze, separating us.
13
Like silent, hungry sharks that swim in the darkness of the sea, the Germans arrived ....
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Foreshadowing
14
Why was it important to Phillip that Timothy was technically American?
It meant they had something in common
Timothy could get in contact with the Navy
They were from the same place and knew the same people
It made Timothy even more different than himself
15
How does Phillip's view and Timothy's view on luck differ?
Timothy just feels the cat is bad luck
They both feel lucky
Phillip feels very lucky, Timothy does not
Timothy feels lucky, Phillip does not

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