Remake of "The Cay" Q & A by Saylor Pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0 Based on Theodore Taylor's 1962 novel; project by: A. Lloyd en-us 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC 2025-11-22 19:02:35 UTC hello@padlet.com What immediate task faced Phillip at the end of the storm? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281115 The immediate task that phillip had to face at the end end of the storm is burying timothy and surviving]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281115 What was Timothy's legacy to Phillip, and how did it help him continue to fight for his survival? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281118 Timothy gave Phillip self confidence in what he could accomplish, even with his handicap of being blind.  Timothy taught Phillip how to get around the island, how to fish, how to survive.  He gave Phillip the self confidence that he needed.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281118 Why did Phillip use sea grape to make a fire? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281122 Phillip used sea grape because it would make a good signal fire. It had oil in its branches which would create black smoke.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281122 Why was Phillip more depressed after the plane passed the island than at any other time during his ordeal? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281124 Phillip was more depressed after the plane passed the island than at any other time during his ordeal because it was his last chance to be rescued.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281124 What was the one object Phillip took with him from the island? What was its special significance to him? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281127 one object Phillip took with him from the island was Timothy's knife because it was the only thing that he could take in remembrance of Timothy.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281127 How much time had passed between Phillip's arrival on the cay and his rescue? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281129 The boat was sunk back in April and he was rescued in august. So about four months passed by the time he was rescued.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281129 What was Phillip's dream for the future? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281134 Phillips dream was to go on a boat and explore the devils mouth. Then hope to find his little cay again and visit Timothy's grave.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281134 How did Timothy know that a storm was coming? What did he do to prepare for the storm? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281135 Timothy knew there was a storm coming because of signs of nature. He saw no birds in the sky, no fish by the shore, it was July, the hurricane season. To prepare, Timothy tied up the water keg, with the rope, made the hut on the highest point of the Cay, and tied Phillip to the same sturdy tree.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281135 Why did Timothy call the approaching storm a "freak?" saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281136 Timothy has been through storms like this one and knew that it was a heavy storm.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281136 Why was Phillip afraid of surviving the storm alone? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281137 Phillip was afraid because he was blind and didn't want to end up stuck on the Cay by himself.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281137 What sacrifice did Timothy make on Phillip's behalf during the hurricane? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281139 Timothy made the sacrifice of sheltering phillip from the rocks and sand which caused him to die.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281139 Why could Timothy's malaria only be treated with cool water? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281141 Timothy could only drink cool water when he had malaria because he had a fever and his skin was very hot.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281141 How did Phillip show his growing self-ability during Timothy's bout with malaria? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281142 Timothy ran out into the water and Phillip ran out and grabbed and pulled him in from the water all by himself.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281142 What lasting result did the latest bout of malaria have on Timothy? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281143 Timothy ended up regaining his strength back and fully recovered after having malaria.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281143 Why did Timothy want Phillip to be able to be able to fish on his own? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281144 Timothy wanted Phillip to be able to fish where he would be self sufficient after Timothy died or got hurt.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281144 Why did Phillip climb the coconut palm despite his fear? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281145 Phillip climbed up a coconut palm despite his fear because he did not want to disappoint Timothy, who was eager to have fresh coconut Phillip overcame his fear and climbed the palm.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281145 Why did the people of Curacao fear for their own safety even though the major events of WWII were taking place in Europe and the South Pacific? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281149 The German uboats were blowing up the island and they feared that they were going to be killed.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281149 Why were the islands of Aruba and Curacao in potential danger of German attack? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281150 Aruba and Curacao had no weapons, so if the country wanted to attack them it would be very easy Germany sent many subs to bomb ships filed with fuel.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281150 On the day of the U-boat sighting, what actions revealed that Phillip was not as worried about his safety as his mother was? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281152 Philip went to the harbor with Henrik to see the uboat instead of hiding with his mother.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281152 How did Phillip's parents disagree about living in Curacao? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281153 Phillip's dad though that that the island was the safest place and Phillip's mom thought that virginia was the safest place to be.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281153 Why did Mrs. Enright decide to leave Curacao with Phillip? Do you think they really had to leave, or was she just looking for an excuse to leave? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281154 Mrs. Enright decided to leave because she wanted to be around white people who spoke english.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281154 Why didn't Phillip want to leave Curacao? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281155 Phillip didn't want to leave because he would miss henrik and his dad]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281155 How did Phillip and his mother become separated? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281156 The S.S Hato they were  on got blown up and him and his mother ended up on different rafts after he got hit in the head.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281156 What were Phillip's first reactions when he discovered he had been shipwrecked on a raft with a black man? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281157 He woke up and didn't know where he was so he was scared and confused. He thought the black man was terrifying and phillip was prejudice at first.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281157 Why did Philip have negative feelings toward Timothy, even though Timothy was offering to help him? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281159 Phillip was raised thinking that black people were stupid and had no respect for him.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281159 How did Timothy comfort Phillip when he displayed terror over his blindness? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281161 Timothy told Phillip that it was a temporary blindness and his sight would come back after a few days.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281161 What did Timothy's words tell about his ability to sympathize with Phillip's fear? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281162 Timothy was able to sympathize with phillip's fear because he was always very calm with phillip and always let him know what was going on around him.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281162 Why did Timothy burn cloth to make a torch? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281164 He did that so that the aircraft they saw could see them in the water but the aircraft ended up not seeing them.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281164 Why did Timothy warn Phillip not to put his hands in the water? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281165 Timothy knew that there was sharks in the water so he knew phillip would get hurt if he put his hands in the water.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281165 In what ways was Timothy becoming Phillip's eyes? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281166 Timothy was becoming phillips eyes because he always let him know where they were and what he was doing.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281166 Why did Timothy become angry with Phillip? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281167 Timothy was angry at phillip because he got into shark infested waters.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281167 How did Timothy and Phillip disagree about the island? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281168 Timothy and phillip disagreed about the island because Timothy wanted to explore the island but phillip did not want to be left alone.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281168 Why did Timothy become angry with Phillip? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281170 Timothy was angry with Phillip because Timothy told him not to put his hands in the water and Phillip stood up and fell in with the sharks surrounding him.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281170 What event signaled a complete change in Timothy and Phillip's relationship? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281172 When Timothy slapped Phillip in the face because of the way Phillip treated him.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281172 Why did Timothy weave vines into a rope for Phillip? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281173 So that he knows how to get to the campfire and torch it off, and so he gets to the shore too.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281173 Why were Phillip and Timothy happy when it rained hard? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281174 Because it was cool and felt good, and because they filled their keg again.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281174 How did Timothy attempt to improve their luck? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281176 Timothy carved a wooden cat that looked like stew cat and sent the wooden carving out on the raft.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281176 Do you think that Timothy was being too hard on Phillip, or that his training and discipline were necessary? Do you think Timothy should have expressed more sympathy for Phillip? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281177 In my opinion i think that his discipline was necessary because when he went blind he needed some training so that he would know how to take care of his self by himself and not need help.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281177 Do you think there is any relationship between the carved cat and evil spirits? Do you have any superstitious beliefs? What might you do to have good luck or prevent bad luck? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281178 NO, I do not there is no relationship between the carved cat and evil spirits. No, I have no superstitious beliefs and i believe that whatever happens got has made a path for me.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281178 Phillip felt dependent upon Timothy at the same time as he felt superior to him. What two events revealed Phillip's conflicting feelings? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281179 One conflict is feeling when timothy didn't know how to spell and Phillip felt superior to timothy but when Phillip was making the mats Phillip thought since he was blind he had to feel dependent for timothy to help him.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281179 Why did Timothy think it would be unlikely for Phillip and him to be rescued? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281181 Phillip felt that they would not get rescued because there was a big coral reef surrounding the island and a ship would not go through that.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281181 Why couldn't Timothy permit Phillip to join him when he explored the reef? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281183 Timothy explored the reef alone because he wanted to see for himself how dangerous it would be before he risked taking Phillip with him.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281183 Why was Phillip able to remain hopeful despite the tragedy of his present condition? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281187 Phillip was able to remain hopeful despite the tragedy because every time they thought there was no hope he would say "my dad has ships and aircraft out looking for us right now"]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281187 What did Timothy do shortly after their arrival on the cay to provide them with shelter and food? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281190 Shortly after they got to the cay, Timothy went to the coral reef to find a lobster for him and Phillip to eat.Timothy also built a shelter on the soft sand it took them about 2 hours to build it.]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281190 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? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281195 Phillip learned Timothy could not spell when Timothy was going to write out HELP on the beach where aircrafts could see it written and come and rescue them ]]> 2018-05-16 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261281195 How did Timothy keep Phillip from feeling sorry for himself? saylor_pierce https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261975788 Timothy kept Phillip from feeling sorry for himself by making Phillip work very hard.]]> 2018-05-18 16:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/saylor_pierce/bcphgbmjyhr0/wish/261975788