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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alec grab from his room before going to the deck after he awakes in Chapter 2?
(a) His wallet.
(b) Some sugar.
(c) His lifejacket.
(d) His slippers.

2. What do Alec's parents say they will be sending to Rio de Janeiro for Alec when he arrives there?
(a) Money.
(b) Tickets back home.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Food.

3. Why does Alec say he cannot leave the island when the men first offer to take him to Rio de Janeiro?
(a) Because he is afraid to get on a ship after the last one he was on sunk.
(b) Because he wants to live on the island.
(c) Because he will not leave the Black.
(d) Because they are strangers.

4. What remnant from the sinking ship Alec was on does Alec find on the island when making his shelter?
(a) A lifeboat.
(b) The captain's hat.
(c) A tea cup.
(d) Driftwood that says Drake.

5. Why does Pat ask Alec for his address at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) So he can radio Alec's parents.
(b) So he can write to Alec.
(c) So he can get Alec a cab home.
(d) So he can find out if they are neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alec find on the rocks at the shoreline which he remembers from biology class is edible?

2. What do the men think when they hear the tale Alec tells when they find him on the island?

3. What happens when the Black sees a chestnut horse while boarding the ship to the states in Chapter 6?

4. What is the Black doing when Alec finds him near the water spring on the island in Chapter 3?

5. What does Alec uses to fill the holes in his driftwood shelter on the island?

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