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Chapter 1 THE CAY

The first sentence sets the stage for the book.The author uses a simile tocompare the submarines to sharks.Copy the first sentence and underline the simile.

PHILLIP'S FATHER WORKS AT THE REFINERY WHERE HE WAS WORKING ON THE PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF AVIATION GAS.WHAT IS 

AVIATION GAS?

THE SETTING

THIS STORY TAKES PLACE IN WILLEMSTAD ON THE ISLAND OF CURACAO.WHERE IS THE ISLAND LOCATED?

PLEASE FIND THE ISLAND ON THE WALL MAP AND DESCRIBE IT'S LOCATION.

PHILLIP LIKE TO GO TO PUNDA?WHY?

WHO IS PHILLIP'S BEST FRIEND?

THE ISLAND WAS SURROUNDED BY AT LEAST THREE SUBMARINES. THEY HAD ATTACKED THE ISLAND IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES.WHERE WERE THEY AFRAID THEY WOULD ATTACK NEXT?

DO YOU THINK PHILLIP'S FATHER WAS SCARED?

WHAT DID HIS FATHER HAVE TO BE AWARE OF ON HIS JOB?

HOW ABOUT PHILLIP'S MOTHER?DO YOU THINK SHE WAS SCARED?

PHILLIP'S FAMILY LIVED IN VIRGINIA BEFORE COMING TO CARACAO.WHERE IS VIRGINIA?WHY DID THEY LEAVE VIRGINIA?

THEY ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR NOW AND THE ISLAND HAS NO WEAPONS TO FIGHT THE SUBMARINES.DO YOU THINK THIS IS A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE?

ARE THEIR LIVES IN DANGER?

THIS STORY TAKES PLACE IN 1939.WHAT WAR ARE THEY REFERRING TO?

CHAPTER 2

PHILLIP WENT OUT TO THE TOOL HOUSE TO GET A HATCHET.WHAT WERE HIS THOUGHTS?

THE OIL FROM THE REFINERY WAS SHIPPED TO ENGLAND AND AFRICA.NOW THE OIL REFINERY IS SHUT DOWN.WHY?

SHIPS COULD NOT LEAVE CARACAO BECAUSE THEY WERE BEING TORPEDOED BY THE SUBMARINES.WHAT HAPPENED TO THE EMPIRE TERN?

DESCRIBE THE EMPIRE TERN.

THE DECISION WAS MADE.PHILLIP AND HIS MOTHER WOULD LEAVE THE ISLAND. ON WHAT SHIP DID THEY LEAVE?

WHY DID HIS FATHER THINK THE GERMANS WOULDN'T WASTE A TORPEDO ON THIS SHIP?

EIGHT OTHER PASSENGERS WERE ON THE SHIP BESIDES PHILLIP AND HIS MOTHER.DID HENRIK'S FAMILY GO?

IN WHICH DIRECTION WAS THE SHIP SAILING AND WHAT WAS ITS FINAL DESTINATION?

CHAPTER 3

THE SS HATO WAS TORPEDOED.EVERYONE WAS SUPPOSED TO GET ON THE LIFE BOATS.DID PHILLIP AND HIS MOTHER GET ON THE SAME LIFEBOAT?

SOMETHING HIT PHILLIP IN THE HEAD AND HE WAS KNOCKED OUT FOR FOUR HOURS.WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON HE SAW?DESCRIBE THIS PERSON.

WHO ELSE WAS ON THE RAFT?

WHAT LED PHILLIP TO BELIEVE TIMOTHY WAS A STUBBORN MAN?

WHY DID HE BEGIN TO DISLIKE HIM?

PHILLIP STARTED TO CRY.HOW DID HE FEEL?

HOW DID PHILLIP'S MOTHER FEEL ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE TIMOTHY?

DO YOU THINK THIS AFFECTED PHILLIP'S ATTITUDE TOWARD HIM? WHY?

THINK OF A SITUATION WHERE YOU HAVE JUST MET A PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME.SOMEONE HAS ALREADY TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT PERSON OR PEOPLE LIKE THAT PERSON.DOES THAT AFFECT THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT THEM? Explain your answer

DRAW YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SITUATION ON THE RAFT ON THE BACK.

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IS IT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND TIMOTHY AS YOU READ? WHY?
IS TIMOTHY AN AMERICAN? HOW DO YOU KNOW?
WHERE ARE THE VIRGIN ISLANDS?

TIMOTHY HAS A MYSTERIOUS PAST.WHAT DOES HE NOT KNOW ABOUT HIMSELF OR FAMILY?

WHY WAS PHILLIP'S HEAD HURTING SO MUCH? 

DESCRIBE THE FEELING AS HE DID.

WHEN DID PHILLIP BECOME BLIND?

WHAT DID TIMOTHY SAY TO MAKE PHILLIP FEEL BETTER?

DO YOU THINK THAT'S TRUE AT THIS POINT IN THE STORY?

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What sense is Phillip using now that his sight is gone?
Phillip heard a far-off engine sound.Timothy told him it was an aircraft.What did Timothy do to try to catch the attention of the aircraft?
Did the aircraft see them?YES or NO

While on the raft at sea, Timothy and Phillip are beginning to realize how careful they have to be in order to survive.What do you think is the most important survival tip you could give either one of them?

According to Timothy, when does a cat become bad luck? (p 51)

Describe the scenery as Timothy described in to Phillip.You may draw and color the picture or write a paragraph.

CHAPTER 6

Even though Phillip couldn't see, he knew it was early morning.How did he arrive at this conclusion?
Phillip had fallen overboard.Timothy had to save Phillip before the sharks came.How did Timothy get Phillip back on the raft?
What did Phillip have to do now to keep from falling overboard?

They spotted an island and the current was carrying their raft in that direction.Would it be better to stay on the raft or go to the island?Why?

How did Phillip feel about going onto this island?

Did Timothy agree with Phillip?

Prepare a debate with a partner concerning the above decision.

Chapter 7

Timothy had to jump in the water and "kick" the raft toshore.Draw a picture of this scene.
Wasn't Timothy afraid of sharks in the water?Why or why not?
Timothy called this island a cay.What is a cay? Use a dictionary or encyclopedia to help you. On page 61, Timothy describes the area in which some islands are located.He uses longitude and latitude.He said, "I know dat many banks an cays are roun' fifteen north an' eighty long.Place a dot on the map showing this area.

Can you find any islands 15N 80W?

Phillip was sensing a difference in Timothy's tone of voice.Read p. 62 Paragraph #3

What conclusion do you reach?

How do you know the island isn't very big?

Why was Phillip scared once Timothy had left?

Chapter 8

Timothy was busy making a hut.
What had he used?
How deep is the hut?

How wide is the hut? How high is the hut?

Draw a scale model of the hut. Example:Your scale could be 1 in=1 ft or 2 cm = 1 foot.

Why was it sometimes difficult for Phillip to understand Timothy? P. 70

Timothy formed a message on the sand for people to see as they flew overhead in an aircraft.What did he use to form the message?

What did the message say?

Phillip learned two things about Timothy today.

He learned Timothy's age

What else did Phillip learn?

Chapter 9

Timothy said they were going to make a rope out of tough vines.The rope would reach the beach and the fire pile.The rope would serve two purposes.What are they?
Timothy wanted Phillip to help make the mats.Phillip argued that he was blind and wouldn't be able to do it.Timothy was stubborn and talked Phillip into doing it.What did Phillip call Timothy?P. 74 paragraph #9
Phillip began to change.He told Timothy he wanted to be his friend.What had happened before that to make Phillip change his opinion of Timothy?

Do you think Timothy was right to slap Phillip?Why or why not?

Chapter 10 The Cay

Read the following sentence.Use context clues to figure out the meaning of catchment.Timothy yelled that his catchment was working.He had taken more boards from the top of the raft and had made a large trough that would catch the rain.
catchment means: 
Why did Phillip enjoy the rain?p. 78

Phillip and Timothy had their first intimate conversation.Phillip was being hones when he asked Timothy aboutdifferent colors of skin.What was Timothy's reply to his question?The two learned many things about each other as a result of their conversation.What did Timothy learn about Phillip?What did Phillip learn about Timothy?

Read the last two paragraphs on page 79.What did Phillip wish his father and mother could see and why?

What did they eat while they were on the island?

Why hadn't they eaten any coconuts?

Describe Phillip—

How has he changedin appearance?

Describe Phillip-how has he changed in appearance?

Chapter 11The Cay

How was Phillip now able to walk around the island?

Phillip could use his other senses to tell what the cay looked like.What senses did he use?Phillip believed the beach was about forty yards wide in most places.How far is 40 yards?

Do you know what sea grape is?

Have you used context clues to figure out what it is? P. 80, 83, 84 will detail the description of sea grape to help you define it.

Phillip was becoming more independent, but he couldn't imagine being on the island without Timothy.How was he still dependent on him?

Timothy began to think bad luck was happening and called it jumbi. P 85He even though the cat might be the jumbi.Why did he think the cat was bad luck? Give four reasons P. 85

Phillip woke up and couldn't find Stew Cat or Timothy.Where did he think they had gone?

Phillip was beginning to mistrust Timothy.What was running through his mind?

Where was the raft?

Did this change their luck?

Chapter 12 The Cay

The setting occurs during the month of May.When were they torpedoed?p. 29
How long have they been on their own?weeks
Timothy got very sick.What sickness did he have?

Timothy started to mumble and laugh.He tossed his head from side to side.The laugh was very high and strange.What is happening to Timothy?

Chapter 13 The Cay

How were they keeping track of the days?
Calculate the number of days from April 9.What is the date?
Hint:Think of the number of pebbles in the can.

Timothy and Phillip found a lot to talk about.Why?

Read this paragraph from page 103.Timothy said, "You see, Phill-eep you do not need d'eye now.You 'ave done widout d'eyewhat I couldn't do wid my whole body."What was Timothy talking about?

When Phillip pictured Timothy in his mind, what did he see?(Page 104)

How has this image changed from the beginning of the story?

Chapter 14 The Cay

It is now July.Describe the weather.
How long have they been on the cay?Months
Phillip thought he heard a rifle.Timothy told him that wasn't what he heard.What was it?

What title would you give to this chapter?

Everyday Phillip had leaned of something new that Timothy had so they could survive.What did he do after he lashed the water keg high on a palm trunk? p. 107

Why was this a "freak" storm?

Phillip worried about Stew Cat during the storm, but Timothy told him not to worry about the cat. Why shouldn't Phillip worry?

They ate a huge meal late in the day because

Chapter 15 The Cay

What did Timothy do to protect Phillip after the hut had blown away?
How long did they stay flat on the ground?Page 113
The storm had calmed for awhile.What part of the storm were they in the middle of now?p. 114

Describe the feeling as Phillip felt being in the eye of the hurricane>Then the rest of the storm hit with a harder force.Who lost consciousness?

What happened to Timothy, Stew Cat, and Phillip after the storm?

Phillip cried.He was alone on the cay.What made his situation even more difficult?Chapter 16

Phillip realized how Timothy had saved his life.How did he show he was grateful to him?

Timothy had taken the fish poles and tied them to a tree.Why had he done this?

How did Phillip teach himself to tell time?

Make a list of things Phillip had to do now that he was alone.

1.2.

3.4.

5.6.

7.8.

Make a list of things Phillip found on the fifth day after the storm.

1.2.

3.4.

5.6.

7.

On the sixth day after the storm, some birds attacked Phillip.What caused them to attack?

Phillip had tripped over a log during the attack.What had he felt as he fell?

Chapter 17

Ten pebbles had gone into his "time" can and Phillip decided to do something Timothy told him he should never do.What did he do?
How was he going to catch it?
What had grabbed a hold of Phillip's wrist as he dived looking for more langosta.

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Phillip had a keen sense of hearing.What made the following
noises?sounds of cries-rustle--
bleat--tiny crackle--

the flutter of small leaves--

It is now August--How many months had Phillip been on the cay?Months

He heard the far off drone of an airplane.What did he proceed to do?

Did the plane see the signal fire?

How did Phillip feel after he heard the plane go away?

How did he react after he heard the plane leave?

What did Phillip decide to put into the fire to create black smoke?

What would cause the black smoke?

On August 20, Phillip heard a different sound.What did he think it was?

Had the airplane seen the black smoke?

Chapter 19

Phillip was finally rescued.What kind of destroyer had come by?
What one thing did Phillip want from the island? why?
On what Naval Base had they taken him?

How had Phillip regained his sight?

How did Phillip spend his time once he was back home?

Phillip plans to go back to the cay.If he does he says he won't recognize it by sight.How will he recognize it?

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

Here is a list of events from the story.Rewrite them in the order they happen.

1.Phillip loses his sight.

2.Henrik and Phillip watch the war preparations on Curacao.

3.Timothy dies on the cay.

4.The boat carrying Phillip toward Virginia is torpedoed.

5.Timothy teaches Phillip to weave mats.

6.Timothy saves Phillip from the sharks by the raft.

7.Phillip is rescued.

8.The hurricane whips over the cay.

9.A moray eel bites Phillip.

10.Phillip returns home to his mother and father.

Summary of The Cay

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It is in a time of , and the war has come to the Carribean.Phillip and his mother decide to leave for the safety of , with Phillip's remaining on the island of Curacao to continue his work for the war effort.

Their escape boat, however, is , causing Phillip to suffer a blow to his head that knocks him overboard and renders him unconscious.When he awakens, he finds himself on a , tended to by an old man named .The raft carries Phillip, Timothy, and a black and grey for days upon the sea, during which time Phillip loses his .

When Timothy sights a , a tiny, coral-reefed island, he navigates toward it.It is on the cay that Timothy and Phillip work together to help become self-sufficient in his blindness.The two have many differences, but chief in Phillip's mind is their difference in color--Timothy is a man and Phillip is .However, as the need to survive pulls them together, the color line between them vanishes and they becomeIt is this friendship that is the key to their and the bond that keeps racial discrimination from being a part of Phillip's life, long after a claims Timothy and Phillip returns .

MATCH THE TITLES WITH THE CHAPTERS

Blind

Friends

Overboard

The S.S. Hato

Learning Independence

The Hut

Jumbi

The Island is Attacked

The Eye of the Storm

A Rope for Phillip

Alone on the Cay

The Endless Sea

The Moray Eel

A Small Island

Stranded on a Raft with Timothy and Stew Cat

The Signal Fire

Home, Sweet Home

Malaria and Fever

Hurricane