This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapter 16 ("A Winged Steed") through Chapter 18 ("Repairs and Fortifications").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what odd-looking creature do the narrator and Fritz discover?
(a) A shoebill.
(b) A bushbaby.
(c) A platypus.
(d) An armadillo.

2. Why does the narrator think that it is a good idea to keep rabbits on Whale Island?
(a) The rabbits are a good food source, but there is not enough room for them in the family's winter shelter.
(b) He wants to fortify the island as a place to stay if they are in danger, and he wants a steady food supply there.
(c) The rabbits will be amusing company for any family members working alone on Whale Island.
(d) Whale Island is becoming overrun with a weed that they need to get rid of, and the rabbits will eat it.

3. When the narrator sees the tall, arching roots of the trees where they are going to build their home, what kind of tree does he say they are?
(a) Catalpas.
(b) Baobabs.
(c) Mangroves.
(d) Kauris.

4. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what unanticipated danger do the narrator and his sons face?
(a) A leaking boat.
(b) A walrus attack.
(c) A current that carries the pinnace far out to sea.
(d) A sudden storm.

5. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what important date does the family celebrate?
(a) The ten-year anniversary of the family's conversion from Catholicism to Protestantism.
(b) The one-year anniversary of their stranding on the island.
(c) The sixteen-year anniversary of the narrator and Elizabeth's marraige.
(d) Elizabeth's thirty-fifth birthday.