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The Cay Ch. 1 - 3 Assessment

Quiz by Krista Grabher

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  • Q1
    What arrived during the night?
    British airplanes
    German submarines
    Chinese tanks
    Dutch tankers
    30s
  • Q2
    Where does the story take place?
    in the Bahamas
    On the island of Curacao
    Aruba
    Hawaii
    30s
  • Q3
    What did Philip and Henrick like to play?
    cowboys and Indians
    pirates
    cops and robbers
    firemen
    30s
  • Q4
    What kind of job did Phillip's dad have?
    He had a large plantation that grew sugar cane.
    He was a captain on a tanker.
    He worked in the oil refinery trying to increase the production of aviation gas.
    He owned a chain of hotels.
    30s
  • Q5
    Where did Phillip's dad want Phillip and his mom to sleep?
    in their bedrooms
    downstairs
    in the cellar
    30s
  • Q6
    How many submarines surrounded the island?
    2
    6
    8
    3
    30s
  • Q7
    Where did Phillip live before moving to the island?
    Germany
    California
    in the Netherlands
    Virginia
    30s
  • Q8
    What kind of weapons did the islanders have to fight the German submarines?
    cannons
    none
    airplanes
    tanks
    30s
  • Q9
    What did Phillip put under his pillow for protection?
    hatchet
    a pocket knife
    a kitchen knife
    an ax
    30s
  • Q10
    What did Phillip's mother want to do?
    sleep on the couch
    talk about the fighting
    go back to Norfolk, Virgnia
    play at the fort
    30s
  • Q11
    What supplies were getting low on the island?
    fresh water and vegetables
    medicine
    ammunition
    meat
    30s
  • Q12
    What happened to the S.S. Empire Tern?
    It ran out of fuel.
    The submarines bombed it.
    It was lost at sea.
    It hit a sand bar and couldn't move.
    30s
  • Q13
    What did Phillip's mother convince his father to do?
    Get airline tickets on the American Express to Texas.
    Get passage of the S.S. Hato to Miami
    30s
  • Q14
    Why did the S.S. Hato need to stop at Panama before going to the states?
    To deliver four pumps
    To take a crew of naval officers there
    30s
  • Q15
    After leaving Panama, what happened to the S.S. Hato?
    It got caught in a storm
    It was torpedoed.
    It hit land.
    30s

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