1. read the following passage from the cay.
“young bahss,” he said, coming back under the shelter, “mebbe before d’night, a schooner will
pass dis way, an’ if dat ’appens, you may drink d’whole kag. mebbe d’schooner will not pass
dis way, so we mus’ make our wattah last.”
i said defiantly, “a schooner will find us. and my father has ships out looking for us.”

what does this passage most likely reveal about timothy and phillip?
(1 point)

(a) they do not like each other very much.
(b) they have difficulty understanding each other.
(c) they agree that the keg of water should be drunk slowly.
(d) they both cling to the hope that they will eventually be rescued.

2. which of the following passages from the text best illustrates phillip’s attitude of superiority
toward timothy?
(1 point)
(a) where are we? where is my mother?
(b) i must have water, timothy. i’m very hot.
(c) what is your name?
(d) how old are you, timothy?

3. which of the following text examples best supports the conclusion that timothy thinks of
phillip’s needs before thinking of his own?
(1 point)
(a) he builds a shelter on the raft.
(b) he does not let phillip drink all of the water.
(c) he positions phillip in the warmest area of the raft.
(d) he catches flying fish.

4. choose the meaning that best matches the word in italics.
he wandered aimlessly through the school hallways despite the need to get to class.
(1 point)
(a) pointlessly
(b) repeatedly
(c) slowly
(d) stubbornly

my answers:
1.) d
2.) c
3.) a
4.) a