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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. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what kind of fish arrives in large numbers?
(a) Mullet.
(b) Herring.
(c) Grouper.
(d) Tuna.

2. From the speed of nightfall, what does the narrator deduce?
(a) They must be near the equator.
(b) They are farther West than he had imagined.
(c) There must be mountains somewhere past the cliffs.
(d) Their island is unexpectedly large.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 4, "Back to the Wreck," what do the narrator and Elizabeth decide their next priority should be?
(a) Salvaging materials from the ship.
(b) Searching for shipwreck survivors.
(c) Making a more permanent shelter.
(d) Searching for fresh water.

4. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," where does the family decide to keep their supply of gunpowder?
(a) On one of the islands in the bay.
(b) At Falconhurst.
(c) In a hut near their cave.
(d) Inside the cave they will be living in.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 7, "Bread," why is the narrator irritated with Jack and Ernest?
(a) They have left camp without permission.
(b) They have been quarreling with one another.
(c) They will not stop bothering him about being allowed to go to the wreck.
(d) They have eaten the potatoes the family needs for dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Inside their cave, what do the crystals turn out to be?

2. What is the narrator's usual criticism of Jack?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 6, "Ernest and Me," what tradition does the family observe?

4. In Chapter 7, "Bread," when Jack and Ernest follow the narrator and Fritz to the bay, what message does the narrator give them for his wife?

5. Who discovers the grove of trees where the family will later build their treehouse?

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