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what was the only possession phillip had from timothy?
his wooden handled knife
how long was phillip on the cay?
5 months
how many days did he spend alone?
47 days
what was very powerful to phillip when he was alone and blind?
his imagination
what did tim want to own someday?
his own schooner (boat) and sail with freigh and passengers
how did the sailor respond when tim told him that he wanted to be a cabin boy?
he said, "you'll be sorry"
what did the sailor do to tim before giving him the job?
examined him all over- checked his mouth, scalp, and toes
what did phillip recall tim had been doing on the S.S. Hato?
chipping paint- he was a crew member
why had tim been working at his age?
there was a shortage of sailors because of the war so he volunteered
what did phillip learn about pity from tim?
he said it was often a deadly enemy
what happend w/ phillip's mother after the boat was torpedoed?
she swam around looking for phillip- was grabbed by a sailor and put into a life boat- they held her in to keep her from jumping overboard
desribe the relationship between tim and hannah gumbs.
someone left him on her doorstep when he was a baby and she took him in and raised him
how did hannah feel about tim working on the ship?
she didnt like it- she wanted him to be an apprentice so he could learn to make furniture
what did hannah mean when she said "don' tie de rope till you cotch de goat"?
don't get your hopes too high
what about tim frightened phillip?
his size and face
what did tim believe his father had been?
a sailor
what were tim's duties on the boat? (4)
scrub the deck, clean the bathroom, make the captains bed, help the cookhe was very proud of them although his
how did tim feel about the shoes?
he was very proud of them although his feet did get blistered because he wasnt used to them
what happen with the amager?
they hired a bukra boy and left without timothy
why was Curacao so much different now from when Phillip used to live there?
Now he's not able to see
what was Papiamentu? (6 languages)
Dutch, English, Portuguese, African, Spanish, and French
how did Phillip feel once he got home?
he felt like a stranger in his house, plus frustrated and useless
what was Phillip's first meal at home? (3 things plus toppings)
BLT, icecream with chocolate chip cookies, rice pudding with raisins
who came to visit Phillip once he was home?
Henrik van Boven
what was taken on the ship to trade for African Americans? (7)
pots and pans, tools, guns, bolts of cloth, cheap jewelry, and bottles of perfume
what hapened to Hannah Gumb's parents?
They were slaves and they both died
- Her dad died digging holes
- Her mom dropped over a weeding cone
why didnt Phillip immediatelu want to have the surgery?
it was a very serious operation
why didnt the doctor talk to Phillip right away?
he wanted him to get more xrays first
why did Phillip's mother get upset when he kept mentioning Timothy?
she was uncomfortable around African Americans
how did Wobert describe his days as a slave?
he worked from sun up to sun down everyday except on Sunday
why did Hannah pay Mama Geeches?
to get rid of the jumbi, evil spirits
what happened during the nine previous surgeries the doctor performed?
3 gained partial vision
1 died
5 remained blind
what did Phillip decide about the surgery? why?
he was going to go through witht the surgery because he wanted to see the cay again
describe Gertrude Theismann.
A milk colored ship, as pretty as a butterfly, Philadelphia-home port
what did Tim not know about the trip that the captain wrote in his journal?
they wouldnt be returning back to Philadelphia
what happened to Timothy as he was climbing the rope?
he froze-couldnt go up or down
who finally helped Timothy move on the rove?
Horace Simpson
what did Phillip's father bring him?
navigation charts and a sailing directions book
why was Phillip's father talking about their trip to the cay so much?
To give him hope
bluggoe
a thick, fat tropical plant
sinewy
forceful
ore
(with a / in the o)
Danish money
emancipated
freed, not restricted
chiggers
a type of parasite
subdued
calm and controlled
taut
tense
troughs
a channel for conveying water
tamarind
a tree
fodder
coarse food for livestock
Bukra Boys
white boys
hibiscus
type of plant that has large, snowy flowers
brooding
preoccupied with depressing and painful memories
sheen
shine