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