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conniving
a ship
hard working
deceiving
friendly
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precise
way off
exact
indefinite
long range
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“Young bahss, be an outrageous mahn if you like, but ‘ere I’m all you got.”
Mrs. Enright
Timothy
Philllip
Mr. Enright
4
All of the following are themes of the novel except
survival is a basic instinct
war is a devastating evil
blindness can enable one to see some things more clearly
prejudice is based on ignorance
5
Phillip’s growth and maturation throughout are seen in all the following quotations except
“You are worried about something...I’m old enough to know.”
If I’m not out in 20 minutes, you better jump in and get me.
“I’ll climb the palm now.”
“You’re saving all the water for yourself.”
6
“You ‘ave done widout d’eye what I couldn’t do wid my whole body.”
Mr. Enright
Mrs. Enright
Phillip
Timothy
7
During the time period of the novel, the U.S. was involved in
WWI
Civil War
Vietnam War
WWII
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badgering
unreliable
annoying
something that catches water
scheming
9
a ditch or a long cut in the land
badgering
trench
ballast
mutiny
10
Phillip showed his self sufficiency by
all of these
controlling his terror and his loneliness after Timothy died
burying Timothy
dragging Timothy out of the water during his malaria attack
11
Phillip worried about surviving after the storm because
he worried about surviving alone as a blind person
he no longer had the hut
he could not find food
he would never be able to light the signal fire
12
ballast
heavy material in the hold
beating
unreliable
large
13
Phillip had a hard time accepting his blindness because
he was spoiled and used to having his own way
he felt it was Timothy’s fault
he was prejudiced
his accident forced him to mature
14
a crevice
a storm
a ditch in the land
ice
a narrow opening
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Massive
harassing or annoying
large
cut in the land
lacking courage
16
treacherous
unreliable
friendly
a heavy material
tired
17
“I’d be frightened to death to fly.”
Mr. Enright
Phillip
Timothy
Mrs. Enright
18
a most important task
priority
a big deal
catchment
crevice
19
flailing
beating
crying
screaming
tired
20
Phillip changed on the island in the following way:
he lost his sight
he learned the survival skills from Timothy and matured
he understood what his mom meant about blacks being unique
he got over being homesick
21
Phillip felt superior to Timothy because
he was white
he knew more about oceanography than Timothy
Phillip had to outline the word “help” in the sand
he could manage fine without Timothy
22
Phillip’s attitude toward Timothy changed when
Timothy slapped Phillip 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 privileged childhood
23
revolt against one in authority
priority
conniving
mutiny
ballast
24
The survival tools Timothy left Phillip were
the water keg, matches, and fishing poles
a map of the island
small raft
some gold pieces
25
The source of Phillip’s negative feelings about Timothy
Timothy was a large black man
Timothy's unfair treatment of Phillip
Mrs. Enright’s prejudice against blacks
Timothy’s inability to read
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“He has a right to know. He’s involved here…”
Mrs. Enright
Mr. Enright
Timothy
Phillip
27
something that catches water
umbrella
pool
crevice
catchment
28
Timothy prepared for the coming storm by
storing supplies of food
securing the hut
lashing the water keg and tin box to the palm tree
checking the barometer
29
“Dis b’dat outrageous cay, eh, Timothy.”
Mrs. Enright
Phillip
Timothy
Mr. Enright
30
Mrs. Enright was angry with her husband and wanted to leave Curacao because
she didn’t want to live around blacks
she missed the cooler climate and her friends in Virginia
all of the above
she didn’t like the smell of gas and oil
31
Timothy made a long rope to the beach because
the rope marked the overgrown path
he wanted something to do
it gave Phillip some independence
it was something to hang on to on the steep hill
32
“Now remember everything that we were told about abandoning ship.”
Mrs. Enright
Timothy
Mr. Enright
Phillip
33
Timothy died after the storm because
he used his body to protect Phillip during the storm
he was an old man and it was time for him to die
his malaria came back
he was washed out to sea in the storm surge
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cowardly
lacking courage
heavy material in the hold
beating
scheming