1. When Phillip first realizes that he is blind, he does all of the following except (1 point)
scream for his parents.
fall off the raft.
hit Timothy.
2. Which of the following indicates that the story is told in the first person?
(1 point)
The narrator is outside the story and uses the pronouns he, she, and they.
The narrator is a character in the story and uses the pronouns I, me, and we.
3. What are some things that Timothy does to improve their circumstances on the island? (1 point)
He has trained Stew Cat to hunt for food.
He has climbed the palm trees to provide nourishing coconut milk.
He has built a shelter and obtains food for them.
4. When Phillip calls Timothy stupid, Timothy reacts by (1 point)
hitting Phillip.
roaring with laughter.
taking a walk with Stew Cat.
5. Phillip and Timothy put pebbles in a can in order to (1 point)
write the word “help.”
help Phillip find his way back to the hut.
keep track of the passing days.
6. What task does Timothy ask Phillip to do? (1 point)
catch langosta for dinner
weave sleeping mats
look for airplanes
7. After Phillip buries Timothy he says, (1 point)
“Take care of him, God, he was good to me.”
“Timothy, are you still black?”
“Why did you leave us alone here?”
8. Why doesn’t Timothy know how to write? (1 point)
He can write but wants to let Phillip help make their new rescue sign.
He is not intelligent.
He has never gone to school.
9. Why does Timothy encourage Phillip to complete certain tasks himself? (1 point)
Timothy thinks it is unfair to do all of the work, and thinks Phillip should do his share.
Timothy knows he will not be around forever, and some day Phillip may need to take care of himself on the island.
Timothy wants to give Phillip something to do in order to take his mind off his blindness.
10. What illness does Timothy get while on the island? (1 point)
chicken pox
the flu
malaria
Vocabulary
11. Someone wandering aimlessly through a shopping mall (1 point)
is probably just browsing and not there to make a purchase.
goes directly to the store and immediately finds what he needs.
is looking for the best bargain.
12. If you were lost in the woods, you could use a compass, but if you were lost at sea, you could use (1 point)
a sextant.
a telescope.
a grindstone.
13. Which of the following could you charter? (1 point)
gangway
schooner
refinery
14. Which pair of words are both low sounds?
(1 point)
caw, bleat
squall, tempest
drone, murmur
15. A fresh-caught fish out of water may _______ around because it cannot breathe. (1 point)
bleat
flail
refinery
16. Phillip felt _______ to Timothy after he realized that Timothy could not write. (1 point)
inferior
superior
indebted
17. Timothy is almost _______ about his success catching langosta for them to eat. (1 point)
crowing
shocked
disappointed
18. When Timothy awakens with a fever, he _______ some things that Phillip cannot understand. (1 point)
finds
murmurs
sees
19. Constant exposure to the sun, wind, and water has left their clothes _______. (1 point)
filthy
faded
in tatters
20. After the hurricane, building this item becomes a priority for Phillip. (1 point)
a catchment
shelter
a raft
Short Answer

21. Write a three-paragraph review of The Cay. The first paragraph should summarize the plot but not give away the ending. In the second paragraph, describe the main characters using vivid adjectives and give examples from the book to support your word choices. The final paragraph of your review must include your opinion of the novel and support for your opinion. (5 points)

22. How did Phillip’s feelings about black people change? How did his blindness help him really “see” Timothy for the man he was? What do you think he learned from his friendship with Timothy? Your response should include at least two paragraphs and address each part of the question. Use details from the book to support your position. (5 points)

23. In his famous speech at the march on Washington in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

Theodore Taylor published The Cay six years later, in 1969. The dedication reads: “To Dr. King’s dream, which can only come true if the very young know and understand.”

What does Taylor want young people to “know and understand”? How will this help Dr. King’s dream come true? Explain what the dedication means and how the message of the book is connected to Dr. King’s dream. Use details from the novel to support your answer.

(5 points)

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