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

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

3. Who is the original author of The Swiss Family Robinson?
(a) Johann Wyss.
(b) Daniel DeFoe.
(c) Alexander Selkirk.
(d) Mary Jane Godwin.

4. Why does the ship have so many useful supplies on board?
(a) The voyage was expected to be very long.
(b) Its mission was to resupply a colony.
(c) No reason is actually given.
(d) All ships of the time carried these things.

5. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," who adopts Fritz's jackal puppy?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) A wild jackal.
(c) Franz.
(d) Juno.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the family decide to name "Tentholm"?

2. What does the family name "Falconhurst"?

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?

4. How old is Franz at the beginning of the story?

5. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what new weapon does the narrator make for his sons?

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