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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 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what creature frightens the boys enough that they send for help from their father?
(a) Elephants.
(b) Hippos.
(c) Rhinos.
(d) Water buffaloes.

2. On their second trip out to the shipwreck, what do they discover washed up on an island?
(a) One of their missing sheep.
(b) The trunks and barrels from the captain's room.
(c) The shark that Fritz shot.
(d) A dead sailor.

3. What is the first name that the family gives to their cave house?
(a) The Cavern.
(b) Rock House.
(c) Grottoburg.
(d) Cave House.

4. What do they make dog armor from?
(a) Turtle shells.
(b) Porcupine quills.
(c) Shark skin.
(d) Coconut shells.

5. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," what does Ernest train Knips to do?
(a) Fish.
(b) Gather fruit.
(c) Plant seeds.
(d) Gather oysters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wild bird is the family's first addition to their flock?

2. At the end of Chapter 5, "A New Home," what does Elizabeth say about another trip to the shipwreck?

3. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," who adopts Fritz's jackal puppy?

4. What important substances does the narrator tell his sons can be obtained from fir trees?

5. 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?

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