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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapter 16 ("A Winged Steed") through Chapter 18 ("Repairs and Fortifications").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what does the narrator announce that the boys are allowed to do without him?
(a) Explore.
(b) Take the pinnace out.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Decide what to work on during the day.

2. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what new outpost does the narrator propose?
(a) A fishing platform.
(b) A watchtower.
(c) An orchard.
(d) A farm.

3. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what "moist secret" (284) does Jack bring back to Rockburg?
(a) Catfish.
(b) Water lilies.
(c) Clay.
(d) Bullfrogs.

4. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what creature causes a coconut to nearly hit Ernest?
(a) A crab.
(b) A toucan.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A bear cub.

5. What creatures does Jack mistake for "little people" (103)?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Penguins.
(c) Flamingos.
(d) Bear cubs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's first response to Juno and Turk?

2. What does the family name "Falconhurst"?

3. What does the family build around the roots of the tree that supports Falconhurst?

4. What does "Robinson" refer to in the title of the book?

5. The title of Chapter 9 is "A Growing Menagerie." What is a menagerie?

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