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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 10 ("Changing Seasons") through Chapter 12 ("Anniversary").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fritz do that causes the narrator to tell him that he is the oldest and needs to set a better example?
(a) Refuse to get in the water to harvest oysters.
(b) Pretend to be asleep when there is work to be done.
(c) Get lost on their first day on the island.
(d) Strike one of the dogs with his bun barrel.

2. How does the family end up alone on the ship?
(a) The family has trouble locating Franz.
(b) The family is asleep when the order is given to take to the lifeboats.
(c) The sailors get into the lifeboats and abandon them.
(d) Elizabeth insists on going back below for the family Bible.

3. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what new weapon does the narrator make for his sons?
(a) A boomerang.
(b) A bola.
(c) A crossbow.
(d) A catapult.

4. What does the narrator decide they need to build before they can build the treehouse?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A shelter for the animals.
(c) Storage for their gunpowder.
(d) A better boat.

5. Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what creature does the family discover has nearly destroyed their farm?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Goats.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Elephants.

Short Answer Questions

1. On their second trip out to the shipwreck, what do they discover washed up on an island?

2. What do they make dog armor from?

3. Just as the narrator and Fritz are about to leave camp to explore for the first time, what does he suddenly remember that they have forgotten?

4. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what important substance does Fritz discover a supply of?

5. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what does the narrator explains prevents them from fully exploring the island?

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