I would be willing to save the life of a stranger, no matter
who it was. TRUE FALSE
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People from different races and religions can never be
completely trusted TRUE FALSE
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If you lose one sense (vision, hearing), other senses become
stronger to make up for it. TRUE FALSE
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I could survive on a deserted island with no fresh water,
toilets, refrigeration, computers, electricity or phones TRUE
FALSE
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To be wise you must be educated TRUE FALSE
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People can never really change TRUE FALSE
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Kids always act just like their parents TRUE FALSE
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Prejudice comes from fear TRUE FALSE
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Theodore Taylor Born on June 23, 1921 in North Carolina Began
writing by covering high school sports for a local newspaper at age
13 At 17 became a copyboy for the Washington Daily News Two years
later he began writing sports copy for NBC Radio Has written over
50 books
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Taylors The Cay Taylor wrote The Cay in 1969 The Cay was
awarded 11 literary awards, including the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
Taylor dedicated The Cay to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It only took
Taylor three weeks to write The Cay, which is in print in 14
foreign countries, and has passed 4,000,000 copies in publication,
worldwide
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His Inspiration for the Book While researching for a nonfiction
book, Taylor came across a story of a Dutch ship being torpedoed by
the Germans in 1942. The survivors all climbed into a lifeboat,
except one 11- year-old boy, who was seen swimming to a raft. The
attempts to get to the boy, were unsuccessful during the attack.
When the submarine left, it was too dark, and the raft was no
longer visible. Taylor often wondered what happened to that
boy.
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Setting of The Cay Begins on the island of Curacao in February
1942 (during World War II) Curacao is an island in the Caribbean
off the coast of Venezuela During the time of the novel, it is part
of the Dutch West Indies
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Willemstad, Curacao Curacao is an island in the Caribbean off
the coast of Venezuela, part of the Dutch West Indies, that is
still connected with the Netherlands (Holland) today. People are of
Dutch citizenship. It is part of the Lesser Antilles chain, which
includes Aruba and Bonaire, also known as the ABC islands.
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Curacao Colorful houses mark the shores of Punda in Willemstad,
the capital of Curacao.
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The famous Queen Emma bridge floats on pontoons. The main
character, Phillip, crosses the bridge in Chapter One.
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Picture of Fort Amsterdam, taken around 1970s
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Image of German U-boat
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U-Boats in the Caribbean This was one of the most important
areas fought over in the entire U-boat war. In May 1942, the German
U-boats began to sink merchants in these waters at a shocking rate.
Here they saw the chance to effectively choke the allied war effort
by cutting the vital supply line of oil. Attack on Aruba 16 Feb
1942
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U-boat emerging from water
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Setting of The Cay Continued The main character, Phillip is
stranded on a barren island with a complete stranger and a cat The
stranger, Timothy, believes that they are on a Cay in the Devils
Mouth
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Characters Phillip Enright- an eleven-year- old American; a
lean boy with dark brown hair. He lives in Willemstad, Curacao,
just off the coast of Venezuela. Phillip is intrigued by the war
because he has never experienced it before.
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Characters Henrik- a little Dutch boy who is one of Phillips
best friends. He lives with his family on the island, too. Hes a
boy who grew up without the same prejudices Phillip has learned
from his mother.
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Characters Phillips mother- an American woman who lives with
her husband on the island of Curacao, but she doesnt like it there
and is distrustful of its people. She does not like the black
people on the island and fears them. When war breaks out, she wants
to return to the United States.
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Characters Philips father- a responsible and devoted husband
and father; an American man who spends much time working at an oil
refinery on Curacao, supporting the war effort. He feels it is safe
on the island.
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Characters Timothy - an old black man with white hair. He has a
very thick Caribbean accent. He is not good with reading or
spelling, but he knows a lot about living and surviving. Phillip
thinks he is ugly, but doesnt really understand that beauty is only
skin deep.
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Plot The Island of Curacao where Phillip lives is attacked by
U-boats. The year is 1942. Phillips father sends the boy and his
mother on a ship to the states. Their ship is torpedoed, however,
and sinks. He awakens on a raft after a blow on the head. He is
alone with Timothy, an old black man, and the ships cat. Phillip
then loses his sight from his head injury. Phillip and Timothy
arrive on a small island or cay surrounded by coral reefs, where
they are stranded. Phillip has to learn to trust Timothy.
