Question 1

What arrived during the night?

Accepted Answer

German submarines

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British airplanes

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Chinese tanks

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Dutch tankers

Question 2

Where does the story take place?

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On the island of Curacao

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in the Bahamas

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Aruba

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Hawaii

Question 3

What did Philip and Henrick like to play?

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pirates

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cowboys and Indians

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cops and robbers

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firemen

Question 4

What kind of job did Phillip's dad have?

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He worked in the oil refinery trying to increase the production of aviation gas.

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He had a large plantation that grew sugar cane.

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He was a captain on a tanker.

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He owned a chain of hotels.

Question 5

Where did Phillip's dad want Phillip and his mom to sleep?

Accepted Answer

downstairs

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in their bedrooms

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in the cellar

Question 6

How many submarines surrounded the island?

Accepted Answer

3

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2

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6

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8

Question 7

Where did Phillip live before moving to the island?

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Virginia

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Germany

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California

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in the Netherlands

Question 8

What kind of weapons did the islanders have to fight the German submarines?

Accepted Answer

none

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cannons

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airplanes

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tanks

Question 9

What did Phillip put under his pillow for protection?

Accepted Answer

hatchet

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a pocket knife

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a kitchen knife

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an ax

Question 10

What did Phillip's mother want to do?

Accepted Answer

go back to Norfolk, Virgnia

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sleep on the couch

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talk about the fighting

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play at the fort

Question 11

What supplies were getting low on the island?

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fresh water and vegetables

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medicine

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ammunition

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meat

Question 12

What happened to the S.S. Empire Tern?

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The submarines bombed it.

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It ran out of fuel.

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It was lost at sea.

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It hit a sand bar and couldn't move.

Question 13

What did Phillip's mother convince his father to do?

Accepted Answer

Get passage of the S.S. Hato to Miami

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Get airline tickets on the American Express to Texas.

Question 14

Why did the S.S. Hato need to stop at Panama before going to the states?

Accepted Answer

To deliver four pumps

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To take a crew of naval officers there

Question 15

After leaving Panama, what happened to the S.S. Hato?

Accepted Answer

It was torpedoed.

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It got caught in a storm

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It hit land.

Question 16

What happened to Phillip as he was being lowered into the lifeboat?

Accepted Answer

The bow tilted and was dumped into the water.

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An explosion tore it into pieces.

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The lifeboat caught fire.

Question 17

How was Phillip hurt?

Accepted Answer

hit in the head

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broke his arm

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cut his leg

Question 18

When Phillip woke up who was with him?

Accepted Answer

a large black man

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the captain of the S.S. Hato

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his mother

Question 19

Who else was with Phillip?

Accepted Answer

Stew, the cat

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Mouser, the cat

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Feathers, the parrot

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Bear, the dog

Question 20

How did the man protect them from the hot sun while on the raft?

Accepted Answer

He built a top from his pants and shirt and Phillip's pants.

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He nailed some boards together to build a shelter.

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He pulled a piece of canvas from the emergency pack and built a top.

Question 21

What was the man's name?

Accepted Answer

Timothy

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Willem

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Enright

Question 22

How did Phillip feel about Timothy?

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He didn't like him.

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He liked him a lot.

Question 23

What did Phillip eat for supper?

Accepted Answer

raw fish

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turtle

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bird

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