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

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

3. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what creature does the narrator cause to tow the pinnace to shore?
(a) A sea turtle.
(b) A manta ray.
(c) A dolphin.
(d) A shark.

4. Why does the narrator collect sap from the euphorbia tree?
(a) He will use it to make pitch for waterproofing the pinnace.
(b) It is delicious when boiled down into a sugar.
(c) He will use it to make turpentine.
(d) He intends to use it to poison monkeys.

5. Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," what does the family find that will allow Elizabeth to make cloth?
(a) A loom.
(b) A spinning wheel.
(c) Flax.
(d) Cotton.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what new outpost does the family build?

2. What does Franz make with the reeds that his brothers bring him?

3. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what does the family decide to call their two newest outposts?

4. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what creature does Fritz kill on his first solo trip in the new watercraft?

5. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what odd-looking creature do the narrator and Fritz discover?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what are the improvements that the family makes to the cave before they move in?

2. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," how do the narrator and his three older sons deal with the monkeys who have been damaging their outpost at Woodlands?

3. At the end of Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what construction of Fritz's planning does the family finally find time to work on, and what are the details of its construction?

4. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what is Elizabeth's first reaction to the ostrich, and what does Jack tell her in reply?

5. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," how does Franz end up with a large animal to take care of and train?

6. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," where does the family explore for the first time and what new animal do they capture to ride, there?

7. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what do the boys find has happened at Prospect Hill, and what is their response?

8. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what reactions does the family have to the dead whale?

9. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what dirty job does the family undertake, and what does it cause Elizabeth to suggest?

10. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," how does the narrator begin the athletic competition, and what is this incident intended to demonstrate about his character?

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