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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 suggestion does Fritz make about their barrel boat?
(a) That they scrap it in favor of a flat raft.
(b) That they create outriggers to stabilize it.
(c) That they attach a mast and sail.
(d) That they seal the barrels with sap.

2. At the end of Chapter 5, "A New Home," what does Elizabeth say about another trip to the shipwreck?
(a) It makes her very nervous.
(b) She would like them to get a butter churn.
(c) They should not stay overnight anymore.
(d) She would like to come with them.

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

4. What is the narrator's usual criticism of Jack?
(a) He spends too much time thinking.
(b) He has a quick temper.
(c) He is immature and impulsive.
(d) He is too emotional.

5. What do they make their swimming belts from?
(a) Rope and empty flasks.
(b) The remains of the life vests.
(c) Seaweed and empty kegs.
(d) Strips of sailcloth and cushions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first structure that the family lives in?

2. What does Ernest do that causes the narrator to criticize him for thinking he is "clever" (18)?

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

4. Who discovers oysters and salt?

5. From the speed of nightfall, what does the narrator deduce?

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