Vocabulary
It rained for almost two hours, and Timothy was quite angry with himself for not making a second catchment because the keg was soon filled and overflowing. What does the word catchment mean?
A structure or container for collecting rain water.
What is the setting of The Cay?
Willemstad, Curacao
When Timothy and Phillip land on the cay, where does Timothy think he and Phillip are?
The Devil’s Mouth
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence: "The grains of sand felt very fine, almost like powder."
Simile
What is one lesson that Phillip learned from being blind?
Phillip learned how to navigate the island, fish, build a fire pile, and climb the coconut tree.
Once, I went down to east beach to sit near the signal fire, hoping to hear the drone of an aircraft. What does the word drone mean?
A low humming sound.
Why don’t the people on the island fight back after they are attacked by the submarines?
They don’t have any weapons.
How do we know Phillip is beginning to become more independent?
He can navigate the island by himself.
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence: “His neck was the size of a small tree trunk.”
Metaphor
How does the presence of enemy submarines affect the availability of supplies on the Curacao?
The presence of enemy submarines affect the availability of supplies on the Curacao by attacking any boats that try to enter or leave the island.
Our island held an important part in this war. We provided gasoline to America’s aviation to help them win their battles in the sky. What does the word aviation mean?
Military aircraft.
What is the cause of Phillip’s headache?
A piece of timber struck his head.
What startling realization did Phillip come to about the reasons Timothy is trying to make him more independent?
Phillip doesn’t know how much longer Timothy will live for.
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence: “Like silent, hungry sharks that swim in the darkness, the German submarines arrived in the middle of the night.”
Simile
Phillip is very dependent on Timothy, but in Chapter 8 he is able to help with something Timothy can’t do. What is it?
Timothy did not know the name of it. To the south, the beach sloped gradually out into the water. On the north side, it was different. There were submerged coral reefs and great shelves. What does the word submerged mean?
When someone/something is underwater.
What did Phillip mean when he said, “His eyes were becoming mine.”
Phillip would have to rely on Timothy for everything he sees.
What is the Climax of The Cay?
Timothy uses his own body as a shield to protect Phillip from the tempest, which ends up killing him by the end of the storm.
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence: “He held my head in his great clamshell hands.”
Metaphor
What is one difference between the novel and movie of The Cay?
Differences - The setting, Deepness of the coral reef, The rescue of Phillip, Phillips Father and Friend.
We’d always keep a small fire smoldering by the hut, and if an airplane came near, he’d take a piece of burning wood from our small fire to ignite the big one. What does the word smoldering mean?
The process of burning slowly with smoke, but no flame.
How did Timothy help Phillip “see” the island?
He described what it looked like to him.
How did Phillip show he was a good problem solver?
He figured out that he needed black smoke to get the attention of the plane.
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence: “The S.S. Hato took her first bite of open sea and began to pitch gently.”
Personification
What does Timothy mean by “I true tink beneath d’skin is all d’same.”
What Timothy means is that it doesn’t matter what you look like on the outside, we’re all the same on the inside.