CHAPTER QUESTIONS
These are the questions that you have to answer as we read the book, you will need to answer these questions on your own Weebly page.
Chapter 1 Questions
1. What is the setting & point of view of the novel?
2. What did the author compare the German submarines to?
3. In what three ways was the war affecting Phillip's life?
4. Where did Phillip use to live and what was it like there?
Chapter 2 Questions
1. What would Phillip miss if he was forced to leave the Island?
2. What three concerns did the people of the Dutch West Indies of Curaçao have, which Phillip's mom worried about the most?
3. What event showed Phillip that war was not an exciting time?
4. What boat did Phillip and his mom take, and where would they head on the first leg of the journey?
Chapters 3 & 4 Questions
1. Describe how Phillip became separated from his mother.
2. What impression did Phillip first have of Timothy, and then, what did he notice as he had a conversation with him?
3. Describe how Phillip acted when he realized he was blind.
4. What evidence is there that Phillip learned from his environment to be biased and prejudiced toward African American people?
5. What did Phillip learn about Timothy which made you feel empathy for Timothy?
6. In what ways did Timothy try to comfort Phillip during this time?
Chapter 5 Questions
1. In what way did Stew Cat help to keep Phillip calm?
2. Why do you think Timothy jumped to the conclusion that the cat was bad luck?
3. What did Phillip mean when he said, "His eyes were becoming mine”?
Chapter 6 Questions
1. How did Phillip tell morning from night?
2. What event spoiled the spotting of the island? Describe it.
3. How did Timothy help Phillip “see” the island?
Chapter 1 Questions
1. What is the setting & point of view of the novel?
2. What did the author compare the German submarines to?
3. In what three ways was the war affecting Phillip's life?
4. Where did Phillip use to live and what was it like there?
Chapter 2 Questions
1. What would Phillip miss if he was forced to leave the Island?
2. What three concerns did the people of the Dutch West Indies of Curaçao have, which Phillip's mom worried about the most?
3. What event showed Phillip that war was not an exciting time?
4. What boat did Phillip and his mom take, and where would they head on the first leg of the journey?
Chapters 3 & 4 Questions
1. Describe how Phillip became separated from his mother.
2. What impression did Phillip first have of Timothy, and then, what did he notice as he had a conversation with him?
3. Describe how Phillip acted when he realized he was blind.
4. What evidence is there that Phillip learned from his environment to be biased and prejudiced toward African American people?
5. What did Phillip learn about Timothy which made you feel empathy for Timothy?
6. In what ways did Timothy try to comfort Phillip during this time?
Chapter 5 Questions
1. In what way did Stew Cat help to keep Phillip calm?
2. Why do you think Timothy jumped to the conclusion that the cat was bad luck?
3. What did Phillip mean when he said, "His eyes were becoming mine”?
Chapter 6 Questions
1. How did Phillip tell morning from night?
2. What event spoiled the spotting of the island? Describe it.
3. How did Timothy help Phillip “see” the island?