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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 4 ("Back to the Wreck") through Chapter 6 ("Ernest and Me").

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the tree house is proposed, what is the narrator's response?
(a) That would be a great idea, if we could fly.
(b) It is too difficult to get materials up so high to build.
(c) A house in the trees would never be safe for Franz.
(d) That would keep us safe from animals on the ground.

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

4. Who discovers the grove of trees where the family will later build their treehouse?
(a) Fritz.
(b) Franz.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Elizabeth.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the original author of The Swiss Family Robinson?

4. 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?

5. How does the family test whether fruits are safe to eat?

(see the answer key)

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