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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. What is the first structure that the family lives in?
(a) A hut.
(b) A treehouse.
(c) A tent.
(d) A cave.

2. 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) Elizabeth insists on going back below for the family Bible.
(d) The sailors get into the lifeboats and abandon them.

3. What do they name the pet monkey?
(a) Noah.
(b) Knips.
(c) Coconut.
(d) Squeak.

4. What kind of animals are Turk and Juno?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cows.

5. On their way in to shore, what is it revealed that Jack has thought to bring along?
(a) Food for the dogs.
(b) A compass.
(c) The captain's spyglass.
(d) A revolver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Robinson" refer to in the title of the book?

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

3. What does the narrator like about their original camping site?

4. What do they make their swimming belts from?

5. What substance does the family use to treat animal wounds?

(see the answer key)

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