Remake of "The Cay" Q & A by Allie Bowdoin

Remake of "The Cay" Q & A by Allie Bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s Based on Theodore Taylor's 1962 novel; project by: A. Lloyd en-us 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC 2026-02-09 05:38:00 UTC hello@padlet.com Phillip felt dependent upon Timothy at the same time as he felt superior to him. What two events revealed Phillip's conflicting feelings? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413485 A: Phillip felt dependent on Timothy because he was blind and didn't have any survival skills, and he felt alone and scared when Timothy left him on the island alone. However, Phillip felt superior to him because Timothy couldn't spell while he could.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413485 Why did Timothy think it would be unlikely for Phillip and him to be rescued? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413486 A: Timothy believed it was unlikely because the island was surrounded by a coral reef, which made navigation very difficult.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413486 Why couldn't Timothy permit Phillip to join him when he explored the reef? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413487 A: Timothy wanted to see how dangerous it was before he risked Phillip going with him. ]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413487 Why was Phillip able to remain hopeful despite the tragedy of his present condition? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413488 A: Phillip remained hopeful because Timothy always offered him hope and reassurance.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413488 What did Timothy do shortly after their arrival on the cay to provide them with shelter and food? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413489 A: Timothy built a hut and began fishing once they arrived on the cay.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413489 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? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413490 A:Phillip learned that Timothy could not spell when Timothy asked Phillip to write the word "Help" in the sand. This suggested that the black population in Curacao received very little education]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413490 What event signaled a complete change in Timothy and Phillip's relationship? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413492 A: Phillip asked Timothy to be his friend. They started talking about skin colors, and they said they didn't want to be called back or white.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413492 Why did Timothy weave vines into a rope for Phillip? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413493 A: Timothy weaved the vines to help Phillip find his way to the fishing hole and back to the beach house.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413493 Why were Phillip and Timothy happy when it rained hard? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413495 A: They were happy when it rained hard because it was cool and felt nice. Also, it filled up their keg again]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413495 How did Timothy keep Phillip from feeling sorry for himself? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413496 A: Timothy made Phillip work to keep him from feeling sorry for himself.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413496 How did Timothy attempt to improve their luck? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413498 A: Timothy tried ti improve their luck by making a fake Stew Cat.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413498 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? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413499 A: I don't think that Timothy was being too hard on Phillip because he needs to learn how to survive, since Timothy is very sick. I don't think that he should've expressed more sympathy because Timothy had been abused and wasn't shown sympathy. Also, if he showed him sympathy, it may be too late before Timothy could teach Phillip everything he had to know to survive.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413499 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? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413500 In my opinion, I don't think that there is any legitimate connection between the carved cats and evil spirits. I don't have any superstitious beliefs, but when I was little, I crossed my fingers for good luck. ]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413500 Why did Timothy burn cloth to make a torch? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413501 A:When Timothy saw a search plane flying overhead, he burned a piece of cloth to serve as a torch to attract attention. He tried to make it a distress signal]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413501 Why did Timothy warn Phillip not to put his hands in the water? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413502 A: Timothy told him not to put his hands in the water because there were a lot of sharks in the area.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413502 In what ways was Timothy becoming Phillip's eyes? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413503 A: Timothy was becoming Phillip's eyes because he would tell Phillip all that was around, and what things looked like at the time.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413503 Why did Timothy become angry with Phillip? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413504 A: Timothy became angry with Phillip because he fell in to the water with Phillip. At this time sharks were around and began to try and attack them.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413504 How did Timothy and Phillip disagree about the island? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413505 A: Timothy believed it would be best to go to the island, but Phillip wanted to stay not he raft because he believed that no one would find them on the island.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413505 How did Phillip and his mother become separated? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413506 A: Phillip and his mother were leaving Curacao on the S.S. Hato, but they were torpedoed two days after leaving Panama. Then, his mother, him, and other passengers were in a small boat, but when it was being lowered, it broke. They were then int he water when something fell and hit Phillip on the head, for her passed out.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413506 What were Phillip's first reactions when he discovered he had been shipwrecked on a raft with a black man? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413507 A: Phillip was afraid, but he was also judging the black man, Timothy harshly. For example, the first thing he realized about timothy was that he was black and ugly.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413507 Why did Philip have negative feelings toward Timothy, even though Timothy was offering to help him? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413509 A: Phillip had negative feelings toward Timothy because he was black, and when this story was taking place, people were discriminated due to their race. ]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413509 How did Timothy comfort Phillip when he displayed terror over his blindness? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413510 A: Timothy told him that he once know a man who went blind for only a few days. Also, he reassured him that his blindness would go away within a few days.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413510 What did Timothy's words tell about his ability to sympathize with Phillip's fear? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413511 A: Timothy was trying to give him hope that his vision would return. I think that Timothy knew that it would be scary for Phillip to be blind, so he tried so reassure him that everything would be okay.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413511 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? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413512 A: People feared the German U-boats, which were attacking. Also, they were afraid that they would be killed.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413512 Why were the islands of Aruba and Curacao in potential danger of German attack? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413513 A: Aruba and Curacao didn't have any weapons to fight back. If a country wanted to attack them, they could do it easily. Also, they had oil, which the German submarines needed.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413513 On the day of the U-boat sighting, what actions revealed that Phillip was not as worried about his safety as his mother was? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413514 A: Phillip still went to Punda, even though his mother warned him that it wasn't safe and the Germans could launch torpedoes there.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413514 How did Phillip's parents disagree about living in Curacao? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413515 A: Phillip's father believed that no place was considered safe st this time , but his mother believed that it was safer in Virginia than Curacao.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413515 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? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413517 A: Mrs. Enright decided to leave Curacao because it was too dangerous to stay. I believe that she was looking for an excuse to leave because fear makes people do unexplainable things. Also, I believe that Mr. Enright was correct because at when a world is at war, there is really no "safe" place. ]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413517 Why didn't Phillip want to leave Curacao? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413518 A: Phillip didn't want to leave Curacao because he didn't want to leave the old fort, the schooners, and any other things. Mainly, he didn't want to leave his father.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413518 Why could Timothy's malaria only be treated with cool water? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413519 A: His head was burning and since there was no medicine to help it he had to stick his head in the water to cool it off.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413519 How did Phillip show his growing self-ability during Timothy's bout with malaria? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413520 A: He helped Timothy out instead of Timothy helping Phillip. He thought it felt good to be close to Timothy. He pulled him out of the water and saved him from drowning.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413520 What lasting result did the latest bout of malaria have on Timothy? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413522 A:Timothy never totally regained his strength after the latest bout of malaria.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413522 Why did Timothy want Phillip to be able to be able to fish on his own? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413523 A: Timothy wanted him to be able to fish on his own because if something happened to him, then Phillip would survive.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413523 Why did Phillip climb the coconut palm despite his fear? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413525 A: He did it for Timothy.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413525 How did Timothy know that a storm was coming? What did he do to prepare for the storm? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413526 A: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, and the sea "shot a rifle". 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.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413526 Why did Timothy call the approaching storm a "freak?" allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413528 A: Timothy has been through storms like this one and knew that it was a heavy storm.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413528 Why was Phillip afraid of surviving the storm alone? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413529 A: He was afraid because he was blind and didn't want to end up stuck on the cay by himself.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413529 What sacrifice did Timothy make on Phillip's behalf during the hurricane? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413531 A: He tied Phillip up against to a palm tree and held him tightly. This cost Timothy his life.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413531 What immediate task faced Phillip at the end of the storm? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413534 A: Phillip had to bury Timothy, but then he had to survive.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413534 What was Timothy's legacy to Phillip, and how did it help him continue to fight for his survival? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413535 A: He had to build a fire so planes could see he was on the island]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413535 Why did Phillip use sea grape to make a fire? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413536 A: Phillip used sea grape because it would make a good signal fire. It had oil in its branches which would create black smoke.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413536 Why was Phillip more depressed after the plane passed the island than at any other time during his ordeal? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413537 A: It was his last chance to be rescued.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413537 What was the one object Phillip took with him from the island? What was its special significance to him? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413538 A: He took Timothy's knife because it was the only thing that he could take in remembrance of Timothy.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413538 How much time had passed between Phillip's arrival on the cay and his rescue? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413539 A: The boat was sunk in April and he was recued in August.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413539 What was Phillip's dream for the future? allie_bowdoin https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413541 A: Phillip's dream was to go on a boat and explore the Devil's mouth and hope to find his little cay again.]]> 2018-05-21 16:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allie_bowdoin/nhakvrqdcd4s/wish/262413541