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The devils mouth was not dicovered by a scintist or arcologicits but by explores looking for new wonders of the world. Why is it Dangerous? It is dangerous because there is a gigantic hole in the center. Water current speeds move as fast as 70 MPH and there would be no possible way to escape if you were caught.
- What does the devil's mouth look like?
- What was the meaning of devil's mouth in the Cay?
- Is the devil's mouth a real place in the Caribbean?
- Why is it called Devil's Mouth?
- What does Timothy believe is causing bad luck?
- Is the book the cay a true story?
- What did Timothy say was bad luck?
- Where is the Cay from the cay?
- Why did Timothy wake up with a fever?
- How did Timothy get rid of the jumbo?
- What happened to Timothy the morning after he and Phillip talked about voodoo?
- What language does Timothy speak in the Cay?
- How did Stew Cat Help Phillip?
- How old is Timothy in the Cay?
- Why did Timothy nail Stew Cat to the roof?
- What did Timothy and Phillip hear *?
- What bad news did Timothy tell Philip about the island?
What does the devil's mouth look like?
Phillip is terrified that they are now trapped and can never be rescued, especially when Timothy goes on to describe "Devil's Mouth," which is u-shaped and has sharp, coral banks running along its side for forty or fifty miles.
What was the meaning of devil's mouth in the Cay?
Timothy admits that he thinks they're on a small cay in a part of the sea known as the Devil's Mouth, which is "several small islands tucked up inside great banks of coral that made navigation difficult" (7.46). That means ships rarely go by.
Is the devil's mouth a real place in the Caribbean?
The Devil's mouth is a series of small islands located off of the coast of Aruba.
Why is it called Devil's Mouth?
It is called the devils mouth because it is a mouth looking hole than goes millions of miles below the ground. The Devil's Mouth is a large series of coral reefs that surround many small cays. It is dangerous for all ships the small islands are not easily navigated.
What does Timothy believe is causing bad luck?
Lesson Summary
Timothy believes Stew Cat is a jumbi, causing them bad luck, but Phillip doesn't believe it. Timothy carves a wooden cat and nails it to the hut to change their luck.
Is the book the cay a true story?
The Cay is based on a true story. While researching another book, Theodore read about an incident that happened in 1942. The Germans had torpedoed a Dutch ship, slicing it in half. Those who survived the attack crawled into a lifeboat, looked back and saw an eleven-year-old Dutch boy.
What did Timothy say was bad luck?
Timothy says Stew Cat is bad luck, but to cause his death would be even worse.
Where is the Cay from the cay?
THE CAY takes place on the Dutch island of Curacao during World War II. A young American boy, Phillip Enright, lives on the island with his parents, and he at first seems to imagine the war like a game.
Why did Timothy wake up with a fever?
Fever. It is a morning in mid-May, and Timothy is having trouble breathing. Phillip asks if he is ok, and Timothy says he has fever from malaria. Malaria is a disease that is carried by mosquitoes.
How did Timothy get rid of the jumbo?
Using a charitable substitution, Timothy painstakingly carves a likeness of Stew Cat out of wood, and sticks nails in it "to kill off the evil jumbi".
What happened to Timothy the morning after he and Phillip talked about voodoo?
What happened to Timothy the morning after he and Phillip talked about voodoo? He was on the north side of the island cutting wood. He went crabbing.
What language does Timothy speak in the Cay?
Timothy speaks English with a West Indian accent in The Cay. His dialogue is written in dialect, so the spellings of the words he uses are different...
How did Stew Cat Help Phillip?
Stew Cat also becomes a way for Phillip to express his care and feelings for other creatures. For example, Phillip fears for Stew Cat's safety when Timothy thinks the cat is the jumbi (evil spirit) in Chapter 11.
How old is Timothy in the Cay?
In chapter 8, Timothy tells Philip that he is more than 70 years old.
Why did Timothy nail Stew Cat to the roof?
Timothy creates a carving of Stew Cat because he thinks Stew Cat is bad luck. He calls him a "jumbi." Voodoo was something many of the Black people from the islands believed in and practiced. ... Timothy is convinced that Stew Cat is the cause of all their troubles and bad luck.
What did Timothy and Phillip hear *?
On their third day on the raft in The Cay, Timothy and Phillip hear an airplane. ... As they are waiting for another plane or ship, Timothy begins to act as Phillip's eyes, describing everything he sees.
What bad news did Timothy tell Philip about the island?
Bad News. Phillip asks Timothy where they are. Timothy says that this is a cay, or small island, that he has never seen before. There are many islands around, but Timothy doesn't know this one.
