Cay 1
Cay 2
Cay 3
Cay 4
Cay 5
100
What is the name of the Dutch oil-producing island where the Enrights lived?
Curacao
100
What are lobsters without claws?
Langostas
100
What 2 things did Timothy do to alert ships to their location?
Built a signal fire and spelled "HELP" with rocks
100
What illness did Timothy get while on the cay?
Malaria
100
What did they build to trap rain water?
A catchment
200
Who wanted to stay on the raft?
Phillip
200
Why did Timothy not climb the palm?
He was too old.
200
Why did Mrs. Enright insist she and Phillip leave by boat even though there were German subs close by?
She was afraid to fly.
200
Who wanted to return to Norfolk, Virginia?
Mrs Enright
200
What did Phillip say about his sight?
His sense of touch and hearing were making up for it.
300
What did Timothy think was bad luck?
Stew Cat
300
What was different at the Queen Emma pontoon bridge when Phillip sneaked away to see it?
Boats were tied up and the black men were not laughing and shouting.
300
What did Timothy call the group of islands surrounded by a coral reef?
Devil's Mouth
300
What did Timothy ask Phillip to weave?
Sleeping mats
300
Who said, "They are not the same as you, Phillip. They are different."
Mrs. Enright
400
Why were the Enrights in Curacao?
Mr. Enright went to work for Royal Dutch Shell.
400
Who died on the cay?
Timothy
400
In what month was Phillip rescued?
August
400
How were Phillip and Timothy positioned against the tree during the hurricane?
Phillip was against the trunk and Timothy was against Phillip's back to shield him.
400
What did Timothy say was unusual about the hurricane?
Hurricanes usually do not occur in July.
500
Why did Phillip fall of the raft into the water?
He became excited when Timothy spotted land.
500
In what month was the SS Hato torpedoed?
April
500
In what city did the Enrights live on Curacao?
Willemstad
500
How did Phillip describe his father as he was waving good-bye to Phillip and his mother?
Tall and lonely
500
What effect did the sinking of the Empire Tern have on Phillip?
He began to understand that war meant death and destruction.
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