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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, A Raft on the River.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Fritz chosen to go to the games?
(a) He likes to be alone.
(b) For his strength and ability to succeed.
(c) He has been with the group the longest.
(d) He can shoot a bow better than anyone.

2. What is the first mate's name?
(a) Moritz.
(b) Billy.
(c) Kenny.
(d) Ulf.

3. With what do the boys use to build a raft?
(a) Some saplings they push over.
(b) A couple of wooden barrels.
(c) One wall of a building.
(d) Some plastic milk jugs.

4. Why did Will, Henry, and Beanpole travel together?
(a) To find the people with whom they are living.
(b) They ran away from their parents.
(c) As a vacation before college.
(d) To see the sights.

5. What did the boys find to eat at the river side as they were launching their raft?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) A nest of bird eggs.
(c) Water lilies.
(d) A dead fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Will, Henry, and Beanpole at the start of the book?

2. What do the captain and the first mate wear on their heads?

3. What hit Will on the head in the river?

4. What does being hungry make the boys do?

5. How long did Will, Henry, and Beanpole travel together?

(see the answer key)

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