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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 important substances does the narrator tell his sons can be obtained from fir trees?
(a) Lightweight wood.
(b) Tar.
(c) Resin.
(d) Edible seeds.

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

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

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

5. Who suggests a way to measure the distance across the stream?
(a) Fritz.
(b) Franz.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Ernest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose idea is it to make the boat out of barrels?

2. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," what does Ernest train Knips to do?

3. How does the family end up alone on the ship?

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

5. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," why is the narrator pleased to find wax myrtle?

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