View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Hermit of the Island.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Will, Henry, and Beanpole with the uncapped people?
(a) Use them for money.
(b) Help them.
(c) Kill them eventually.
(d) Spy on them.

2. What does the man give Beanpole and Will?
(a) Food and dry clothes.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A boat.
(d) A couple of old books.

3. How does the man on the island say he will pay the boys for work?
(a) With gold.
(b) He just wants it done as a favor.
(c) By taking them in his boat to the games.
(d) With the food and clothes he gave them.

4. How does Will feel about Fritz's response to him?
(a) Happy.
(b) Excited.
(c) Hurt.
(d) Annoyed.

5. How many cats were sitting by the fire where Will was sleeping on the island?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why can't the man on the island do his own work?

3. How does the man on the island feel about the Tripods?

4. What kind of dog did the people in the third house Beanpole went to for food?

5. What did Beanpole and Will use for a hammer when building their raft?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 262 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample