The Swiss Family Robinson Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

Johann Rudolf Wyss
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 180 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Swiss Family Robinson Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

Johann Rudolf Wyss
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 180 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter 13 ("Unpleasant Tasks") through Chapter 15 ("We Explore Inland").

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what does the narrator do when he finds it difficult to train the animals to pull with a yoke?
(a) Keeps trying until he succeeds.
(b) Reads a book in their library about how to train the animals.
(c) Gives up and works on another project.
(d) Asks Ernest for advice.

3. How does the family celebrate the special occasion in Chapter 12, "Anniversary"?
(a) With an athletic competition.
(b) With a cruise aboard the pinnace.
(c) With an all-day religious service.
(d) With their first cake on the island.

4. How does the narrator solve the problem of the pinnace being trapped inside the shipwreck?
(a) He waits to assemble the pinnace until all the crates are on deck.
(b) He uses explosives to blow a hole in the hull of the ship.
(c) He waits to assemble the pinnace until the crates are all at Tentholm.
(d) He uses an axe to break a hole in the hull of the ship.

5. On their second trip out to the shipwreck, what do they discover washed up on an island?
(a) A dead sailor.
(b) One of their missing sheep.
(c) The trunks and barrels from the captain's room.
(d) The shark that Fritz shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what talent does Franz unexpectedly display?

2. Just as the narrator and Fritz are about to leave camp to explore for the first time, what does he suddenly remember that they have forgotten?

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

4. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," why is the narrator pleased to find wax myrtle?

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

(see the answer key)

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