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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what new tool does the narrator surprise Elizabeth with?
(a) A spindle.
(b) A churn.
(c) A loom.
(d) A broom.

2. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what new creature does Franz discover and kill?
(a) A capybara.
(b) An armadillo.
(c) A heron.
(d) A platypus.

3. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what clever way do the boys find of communicating across distances?
(a) Semaphore flags.
(b) Using gunshots as a kind of Morse code.
(c) Tying messages to pigeons.
(d) Smoke signals.

4. What does the family find living inside the tree that Falconhurst is built on?
(a) Owls.
(b) Bees.
(c) A bear cub.
(d) Raccoons.

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

6. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what new kind of bird does the family begin keeping at Rock House?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Penguins.
(d) Flamingos.

7. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," when Jack and Fritz scare Ernest by making the animals carrying him go too fast, what is the response of their parents?
(a) They laugh.
(b) They give Jack and Fritz's animals to Ernest.
(c) They make Jack and Fritz do Ernest's chores.
(d) They tell Ernest to stop being so easily frightened.

8. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what does the family discover on Shark Island after they have left the antelope there for several months?
(a) There is a spring where the antelope can get fresh water.
(b) The antelope have had a number of babies.
(c) The antelope have eaten all of their fruit trees.
(d) There is an enormous snake on the island preying on the antelope.

9. What gourmet food does the family obtain in Chapter 11, "Our Estates"?
(a) Escargot.
(b) Caviar.
(c) Foie gras.
(d) Truffles.

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

11. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what animals threaten the family's dogs while the boys have them at Woodlands?
(a) Dingoes.
(b) Hyenas.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Jackals.

12. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what new construction particularly pleases Elizabeth?
(a) A new roof for Falconhurst.
(b) A separate shelter for the animals at Falconhurst.
(c) An indoor fireplace at Rock House.
(d) An aqueduct to bring fresh water to Rock House.

13. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," when the family is making baskets, what idea does Fritz have?
(a) To make the family hats from the same materials.
(b) To weave a shallow basket for fishing.
(c) To make a chicken coop from a large basket.
(d) To make a basket to carry Elizabeth.

14. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what does the family pass the winter learning?
(a) Basket weaving.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Fishing techniques.
(d) Languages.

15. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," how does Jack react to the noises that Fritz and the narrator make inside the cave?
(a) He runs away and gets lost in the swamp.
(b) He thinks they are in danger and rushes inside.
(c) He is frightened and bursts into tears.
(d) He yells into the cave and then fires his gun.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What fortunate discovery does Jack make while they are hollowing out a cave from the rock?

3. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what important date does the family celebrate?

4. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," from what material does the narrator make the family boots?

5. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what creature does the family find on an outlying island?

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