The cay ch12-13 questions

 1. How many days have Philip and Timothy been on the cay?

They have been there for forty-eight days.

2. What does Philip do to help Timothy when he is sick?

Timothy teaches Philip how to fish.

3. Explain why Philip is ready to climb the coconut tree.

He's been getting the fish for two days so he felt ready enough to climb the coconut tree. 

4. Why do you think Timothy is trying to teach Philip these survival skills?

I think he is trying to teach Philip these things because he is old and sick to the point his body can no longer do the things he used to do to help them survive.

5. What do you think Philip means by his comment?

I think that he said it in a comedic way since he hasn't seen timothy for a long time he asks if he's still black.

Do now: Langosta

 If there were a lot of langosta available on the cay then you have plenty of food to eat but you have to have the supplies to cook it first. You could also maybe use the shells for weapons, maybe even for shelter, if you have a lot of them. The langosta could also be used for supplies, just to name a few examples of how the langosta could help you survive on a cay. 

The Cay chapter 1-5 summary

For the past few weeks, we have been reading the novel The Cay chapters 1-5. The story begins on the night of 1942, a young boy named Philip was asleep on their second floor. He and his family were originally from Virginia, United States but moved to Curaçao, a Dutch Caribbean island. 

From what I can remember, chapter one was when the u-boats started coming to the island. At first, Philip was excited but throughout the first 5 chapters that definitely certainly changed. 

Ships from their island started to get torpedoed and his Mum wanted to get away from the island. His Dad thought that it would be better for them since it wasn't too safe to go on a ship, but his mother insisted to go anyway. They hopped onto SS Hato and made their way to Miami but then got torpedoed. 

Philip found himself on a raft with a man named Timothy and a grey cat.  Philip didn't like Timothy all that much mainly because Timothy was black. At first, Philip's head started hurting but eventually led him to be blind. So Timothy and himself have to work together to stay alive on a raft. So that is what I can remember from the first 5 chapters of the novel. This isn't all that happened since I can't remember all of it. 

U-boats

1. U-boat was used by the Germans in both WW1 and WWII. 

2. It could carry 35 men and 12 torpedoes.

3. The U-boats can stay underwater for two hours.

 

Prediction about The Cay

From what I can see from the front of the book It looks like the older man is teaching the young boy how to put bait on a hook on the fishing rod. the young boy's shirt is ripped so he might have been in a shipwreck and it even says at the back that him and his mother's ship sunk. So I think it's gonna be about how he and the old man at stranded and help keep each other alive.