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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 7 ("Bread") through Chapter 9 ("A Growing Managerie").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what important substance does Fritz discover a supply of?
(a) Tar.
(b) Gypsum.
(c) Clay.
(d) Rubber.

2. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what unusual food does the narrator convince Fritz to try?
(a) Ant eggs.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) Roasted larvae.
(d) Tarantula.

3. What suggestion does Fritz make about their barrel boat?
(a) That they scrap it in favor of a flat raft.
(b) That they create outriggers to stabilize it.
(c) That they attach a mast and sail.
(d) That they seal the barrels with sap.

4. What do the narrator and Fritz discover that they can make utensils out of?
(a) Mussel shells.
(b) Turtle shells.
(c) Wood.
(d) Gourds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests that they build a raft to get to shore?

2. On their way in to shore, what is it revealed that Jack has thought to bring along?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 4, "Back to the Wreck," what do the narrator and Elizabeth decide their next priority should be?

4. On their first day on the island, what creature attacks Jack in an inlet of the bay?

5. What is the narrator's response when Ernest says that he wishes they could have some butter?

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