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What was Phillip's dream for the future?

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What was Phillip's dream for the future?

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his dream in the future was to get off the island

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How much time had passed between Phillip's arrival on the cay and his rescue?

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How much time had passed between Phillip's arrival on the cay and his rescue?

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how much time had passed was

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What was the one subject Phillip took with him from the island? What was it's special significance?

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What was the one subject Phillip took with him from the island? What was it's special significance?

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his special subject was that he took a shell

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Why was Phillip more depressed after the plane passed the island than at any other time during his ordeal?

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Why was Phillip more depressed after the plane passed the island than at any other time during his ordeal?

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he was depressed when the plane flew by because he thought he would never get off the island

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Why did Phillip use sea grape to make a fire?

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Why did Phillip use sea grape to make a fire?

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he used sea grape because it was cold and to show people someone was there

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What was Timothy's legacy to Phillip, and how did it help him continue to fight for his survival?

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What was Timothy's legacy to Phillip, and how did it help him continue to fight for his survival?

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to fight for his survival  he had to use things on the island

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What immediate task faced Phillip at the end of the storm?

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What immediate task faced Phillip at the end of the storm?

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an imidiate task that faced phillip in the storm was that he had lost timothy and did not know what to do

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What sacrifice did Timothy make on Phillip's behalf during the hurricane?

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What sacrifice did Timothy make on Phillip's behalf during the hurricane?

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he sacrrificed himself for Phillip ad died for him

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Why was Phillip afraid of surviving the storm along?

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Why was Phillip afraid of surviving the storm along?

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he was afraid of surviving on his own because he was blind and did not know where he was going and did not know if someone was trying to save him

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Why did Timothy call the approaching storm a "freak"?

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Why did Timothy call the approaching storm a "freak"?

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He called the storm freak because it was a huge hurricane

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How did Timothy know that a storm was coming? What did he do to prepare for the storm?

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How did Timothy know that a storm was coming? What did he do to prepare for the storm?

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he knew the storm was coming because the sky got dark winds began to pick up. he prepared by getting food from the water like crabs

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Why did Phillip climb the coconut palm despite his fear

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Why did Phillip climb the coconut palm despite his fear

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he climbed it because he knew he had to find drink and food

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Why did Timothy's want Phillip to be able to fish on his own? 

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Why did Timothy's want Phillip to be able to fish on his own? 

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he wanted him to learn how to fish in case something happend to him because he was getting old

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What lasting result did the latest bout of malaria have on Timothy?

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What lasting result did the latest bout of malaria have on Timothy?

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the lasting result about malaria was that he got very sick

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How did Phillip show his growing self-sufficiency during Timothy's bout with malaria?

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How did Phillip show his growing self-sufficiency during Timothy's bout with malaria?

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he tried to be big so that phillip would not worry about him

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Why could Timothy's malaria only be treated with cool water?

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Why could Timothy's malaria only be treated with cool water?

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he could only treat it with cold water because he had a fever and he had to get it broke. Also they had no medication

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What event signaled a complete change in Timothy and Phillip's relationship?

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What event signaled a complete change in Timothy and Phillip's relationship?

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when timothy slapped phillip in the face

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Why did Timothy weave vines into a rope for Phillip?

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Why did Timothy weave vines into a rope for Phillip?

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so he could walk around on the island to know where he was going

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Why were Phillip and Timothy happy when it rained hard?

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Why were Phillip and Timothy happy when it rained hard?

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Phillip and timothy were happy when it rained because they will have clean water and will be able to wash thereselves

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How did timothy keep Phillip from feeling sorry for himself ?

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How did timothy keep Phillip from feeling sorry for himself ?

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he kept caring for him he loved him made him a vine for him because he was blind

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How did timothy attempt to improve their luck?

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How did timothy attempt to improve their luck?

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they wrote help in big letters in the sand and pilled up a bunch of sticks

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How did Phillip learn that timothy could not spell? What did this reveal about Timothy's education and the kind of education the black population received in curacao?

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How did Phillip learn that timothy could not spell? What did this reveal about Timothy's education and the kind of education the black population received in curacao?

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the word "help"  it showed they recived very little  education

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What did Timothy do shortly after their arrival on the cay to provide them with shelter and food ?

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What did Timothy do shortly after their arrival on the cay to provide them with shelter and food ?

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when they got to the cay they build a hut and fished

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Why was Phillip able to remain hopeful despite the tragedy of his present condition?

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Why was Phillip able to remain hopeful despite the tragedy of his present condition?

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Timothy kept offering hope of rescue

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Why couldn't Timothy permit Phillip to join him when he explored the reef?

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Why couldn't Timothy permit Phillip to join him when he explored the reef?

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He could not let Phillip explore the reef because he was blind and would be hard to walk around

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Why did Timothy thin k it would be unlikely for Phillip and him to be rescued?

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Why did Timothy thin k it would be unlikely for Phillip and him to be rescued?

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He did not think no one would see them from down there

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Phillip felt dependent upon Timothy at the same time as he felt superior to him. What two events revealed Phillips conflicting feeling?

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Phillip felt dependent upon Timothy at the same time as he felt superior to him. What two events revealed Phillips conflicting feeling?

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two events was that he was black and he

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How did Phillip and Timothy disagree over the island?

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How did Phillip and Timothy disagree over the island?

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He said they should not go because what if no one seen them to get them for help

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Why did Timothy become angry with Phillip?

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Why did Timothy become angry with Phillip?

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he became angry with Phillip because he started calling his bad stuff and then finally he slapped him and walked away

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In what ways was Timothy becoming Phillips eyes?

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In what ways was Timothy becoming Phillips eyes?

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he was blind and he started to realize that the little boy was taught to not like black people

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Why did Timothy warn Phillip not to put his hands into the water?

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Why did Timothy warn Phillip not to put his hands into the water?

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Why Timothy warened Phillip not to put his hands in the water was because they were sharks surronding the peice of board

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Why did Timothy burn cloth to make a torch?

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Why did Timothy burn cloth to make a torch?

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to signal people to show that someone is there

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How did Phillip and his mother become seperated?

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How did Phillip and his mother become seperated?

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Phillip and his mother had become seperated because the ship that they were on had goten torpedoed

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What were Phillips first reactions when he discovered he had been shipwrecked on a raft with a black man?

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What were Phillips first reactions when he discovered he had been shipwrecked on a raft with a black man?

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he was shocked and did not know what to do because his parents did not like black people

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Why did Phillip have negative feelings toward timothy even though he was trying to be helpful and offer consolation?

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Why did Phillip have negative feelings toward timothy even though he was trying to be helpful and offer consolation?

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he had negative feelings because he was black

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How did timothy comfort Phillip when he displayed terror over his blindness ? What did Timothy's words tell about his ability to sympathize with Phillips fear?

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How did timothy comfort Phillip when he displayed terror over his blindness ? What did Timothy's words tell about his ability to sympathize with Phillips fear?

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they words he said was that he will be ok

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Why did Phillip and the people of curacao fear for their own safety even though the major events of World War II were taking place in Europe and South Pacific ?

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Why did Phillip and the people of curacao fear for their own safety even though the major events of World War II were taking place in Europe and South Pacific ?

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they were fearing for their own saftey because they knew it was coming for them the booming

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Why were the islands of Aruba  and curacao in potential danger of German attack?

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Why were the islands of Aruba  and curacao in potential danger of German attack?

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because in this time it was WWII c

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On the day of the U-boat sighting ,what actions revealed that Phillip was not as worried about his safety as his mother was?

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On the day of the U-boat sighting ,what actions revealed that Phillip was not as worried about his safety as his mother was?

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his mother was more worried because he really did not know much about what was going on but the mom was scared because she though they may get bommed

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How did Phillip's parents disagree about living in curacao?

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How did Phillip's parents disagree about living in curacao?

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they disagreed about living there because the dad thought it was safe to live there until the bomming was over but the mom thought they should leave on the boat to go somewhere else

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why did Mrs. Enright decide to leave curacao with phillip ? Do you think that they really had to to leave,or that she was looking for an excuse to leave? She decided to leave because she did not think it was safe there. I think she was looking for an excuse to leave because she did not think it was safe

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why did Mrs. Enright decide to leave curacao with phillip ? Do you think that they really had to to leave,or that she was looking for an excuse to leave? She decided to leave because she did not think it was safe there. I think she was looking for an excuse to leave because she did not think it was safe

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why didn't Phillip want to leave curacao

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why didn't Phillip want to leave curacao

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Phillip didn't want to leave curacao because  he didn't want to leave his friends and did not want to leave the people on the corner singing at the market