The Swiss Family Robinson Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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 Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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 test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack offer to make for the dogs?
(a) Saddle bags.
(b) Leashes.
(c) Spiked collars.
(d) A small shelter.

2. What kind of animals are Turk and Juno?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cows.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Pigs.

3. What do they name the pet monkey?
(a) Noah.
(b) Knips.
(c) Coconut.
(d) Squeak.

4. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what instruction does the narrator give his sons on the Sunday at Falconhurst?
(a) He wants them to spend more time reading the Bible.
(b) He wants them to learn how to cook from their mother.
(c) He wants them to be more quiet and reflective on the Sabbath.
(d) He wants them to practice athletic activities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the ship have so many useful supplies on board?

2. Who thinks to bring the bag of seeds ashore?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 6, "Ernest and Me," what tradition does the family observe?

4. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what important discovery does Fritz make in crates onboard the shipwreck?

5. How old is Franz at the beginning of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what does the reader learn about the mission of the ship, and why is this so fortunate for the family?

2. What jobs does Elizabeth take on from the time of the shipwreck onward?

3. What creature does Fritz shoot in the bay, and how does Elizabeth react to this?

4. When the narrator finally agrees to build a treehouse, what does he say he will do with their original camping site?

5. When Fritz and the narrator feel lonely for other people, what does the narrator tell Fritz?

6. How does the family observe their first Sabbath together?

7. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what process do the narrator and his sons follow as they assemble and launch the new boat?

8. What is convenient about the discovery of the dead shark's body?

9. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what happens as a result of Ernest's discovery of manioc root?

10. How does the family end up on a deserted island?

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