Why did Timothy teach Philip How do you fish?
Timothy is afraid he’ll come down with fever again, so he decides Phillip needs to learn how to fish by himself. He takes him down to a fishing hole on the reef. He teaches him how to bait his hook with a mussel, which is easy for Phillip since he used to fish with his dad.
What made Phillip blind in the Cay?
Phillip’s Blindness After a German torpedo hits the S.S. Hato, Phillip is injured and eventually goes blind. This disability forces him to depend on the West Indian man Timothy and see the world from his point of view.
Where were the fishing poles that Timothy left for Phillip?
the water keg
How does Timothy prepare for the storm?
To prepare for the storm and the event that he did not live through the storm Timothy made fishing poles and hooks for Phillip. He lashed these and other supplies high on palm tree. Timothy stripped the raft of anything that looked like it could be useful and added it to their supplies.
Why was Philip afraid of surviving the storm alone?
Why was Phillip afraid of surviving the storm alone? He was afraid because he was blind and didn’t want to end up stuck on the cay by himself.
Why did Timothy and Phillip eat a large meal?
Why did they eat such a large meal at the end of the chapter? They might not be able to eat for a few days. They needed to use up all of the food before it went bad. They wouldn’t be able to take it with them if they had to leave on the raft.
Why did Timothy keep putting one rock a day into an old can?
Why did Timothy keep putting one rock a day into an old can? He was keeping track of their days on the island. He loved collecting rocks. He was saving them so he could pave a path to the hut.
Why did the bird attack Phillip?
In Chapter 16 of The Cay, why did the birds attack Phillip? Phillip had fish and the hungry birds wanted the fish. Stew Cat was with him and they were afraid of Stew Cat.
What happened to Phillip as he was being lowered in the life boat?
Hato got torpedoed. What happened to Phillip as he was being lowered into the lifeboat? Something hit Phillip’s head while he was being lowered into the lifeboat.
What happened to the SS Hato?
On Curacao and the Hato This brought the action of World War II close to Phillip’s home. In early April, Phillip and his mother leave Curacao because it is not safe. They leave on a small ship called the S. S. Hato. On April 6, 1942, the Hato is hit by a German torpedo and sinks.
What did Timothy and Phillip eat for breakfast?
They ate “feesh” or fish and “langosta” or lobster while on the island. Timothy made certain from the first day on the island that he taught Phillip step by step how to “see” the island in order to survive himself.
Why did Timothy tell Phillip that his blindness was only temporary?
The reason for this is most probably because Timothy does not know what is wrong with Phillip’s eyes and is powerless to remedy it. He cannot offer Phillip any solutions to alleviate his blindness, yet at the same time he does not want to cause Phillip to give up hope that he will one day see again.
What was wrong with Phillip when he woke up towards the end of the chapter?
A Terrible Headache In the morning, Phillip’s head hurts terribly from where it was hit with a timber from the ship. Timothy gives him water and a couple of biscuits, and they watch for ships.
What was wrong with Philip when he woke up?
When he wakes up the next morning, Philip is suffering from a blinding headache caused by a piece of timber that hit him during the shipwreck. After being rescued from the shipwreck, Phillip finds himself lost on the ocean on a raft with Timothy.
Why does Timothy tell Philip to keep away from the edge of the raft?
Why does Timothy tell Philip to keep away from the edge of the raft? Timothy is afraid Philip will fall into the shark infested waters. Timothy is afraid to kill the cat because he is superstitious and things it would cause bad luck.
What part of Timothy gets hurt the most during the tempest?
Timothy just makes small moans like he is hurt. The eye of the storm lasts 20 or 30 minutes, then they go back to the palm tree. The second part of the storm is worse than the first part. A huge wave comes, higher than Timothy and Phillip’s heads.
Why did Phillip become afraid when Timothy was on his walk?
Phillip’s blindness contributed greatly to his fear of solitude whenever Timothy left him by himself in the Theodore Taylor novel, The Cay. Phillip ordered Timothy to never leave him alone at one point, but he later realized the folly of this request as well as the necessity for Timothy to work and fish without him.
What is the biggest threat so far for Phillip and Timothy to face?
What was the biggest threat to Timothy and Phillip while they were on the raft? Dehydration from no fresh water and sharks.
What did Timothy mean when he said the island must have a jumbi what would keep this away did he think?
Jumbi. Timothy is complaining that there have been no aircraft, and he says that the island must have a jumbi – an evil spirit. He is upset that they have no chicken, grain, or corn to use to scare off the jumbi. Phillip remembers his father telling him about voodoo, a religion that is practiced in the islands.