Question

Based on the text preview as well as research about the background of the novel and the author's life a reader can predict that the novel will most likely be about

a. a young boy who joins the military to serve during WW2
b. a family who must cope with the German invasion on the island of Curacao
c. how one family handles the strain of war and separation from loved ones
d. a young boy's struggles to survive after being stranded on a desert island

This question is for the book called The Cay by Theodore Taylor

Answer 1

D. a young boys struggles to survive after being stranded on a desert island

Answer 2

The correct answer is (D).

d. a young boy's struggles to survive after being stranded on a desert island

After being his ship torpedoed by a German submarine,an eleven year- old boy,an old black man and a cat are stranded in the sea.They arrive to an island where they struggle to survive,facing hurricanes and building friendship between the characters.