Who
What
Where
When
Why/How
100
Who decided that it was safer for Phillip to leave Curacao?
Who is Phillip's mother.
100
What arrived during the night and changed Phillip's life forever?
What are German Sumbmarines (U- boats)
100
Where does Phillip wake up?
Where is on a raft in the middle of the ocean.
100
When did Phillip move to Curacao (how long ago)?
When is four years ago (when he was seven).
100
How did Phillip end up with Timothy?
The Hato (the ship he was on) was bombed.
200
Who was Phillip with when he woke up?
Who is Timothy and stew cat.
200
What weapons do the islanders have to fight back with?
What is none.
200
Where did Phillip's family live before moving to the island?
Where is Virginia.
200
When does the story take place?
In the early 1940's during WWII.
200
Why were the U-boats bombing the ships from the island?
Germany did not want them supplying their enemies with oil.
300
Who does not want to stay on the cay and why?
Phillip, because he is afraid they will not be found.
300
What caused Phillip's blindness?
What is a head injury during the sinking.
300
Where does Timothy think they are located?
What is in the cays close to Jamaica but he is not certain.
300
When did Phillip decide he wanted to be friends with Timothy?
After they landed on the island and Phillip stood up to him (slapped him).
300
How did Philip feel about Timothy when he first met him and why?
He did not care for him because he was black.
400
Who writes the rescue message in the sand and what does it say?
Phillip, HELP
400
What do they eat while they are on the raft?
What is raw fish, biscuits, chocolate, and water.
400
Where do they decide to build their camp?
On the highest part of the cay.
400
When is Phillip the most frightened since leaving the island (two main events)?
When he falls overboard and is almost eaten by sharks, and when Timothy leaves him.
400
How will Phillip get around the cay?
Timothy makes a rope and ties it to trees for him to follow.
500
Aside from Timothy, who is Phillip's friend?
Henrik Van Boven
500
What are three things the men do to help them survive on the island or to be resuced?
They build a shelter, find langosta (lobster), weave mats to sleep on, and pile sticks for a S.O.S. fire.
500
Where does Timothy go when he leaves Phillip alone both times on the island?
To scout out the cay and to look for food.
500
When does Timothy feel Phillip's blindness will go away?
Within a few days time.
500
How does Timothy protect them from the sun while on the raft?
He builds a shelter out of their clothes and wood.
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