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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapter 16 ("A Winged Steed") through Chapter 18 ("Repairs and Fortifications").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the family name "Falconhurst"?
(a) One of the islands in the bay.
(b) Their boat.
(c) Their first home.
(d) The treehouse.

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

3. What creatures does Jack mistake for "little people" (103)?
(a) Flamingos.
(b) Bear cubs.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Penguins.

4. What substance does the family use to treat animal wounds?
(a) Fish oil.
(b) Butter.
(c) Bark tea.
(d) Sap.

5. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what animals threaten the family's dogs while the boys have them at Woodlands?
(a) Jackals.
(b) Hyenas.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Dingoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important substances does the narrator tell his sons can be obtained from fir trees?

2. What do they make dog armor from?

3. What do they name the pet monkey?

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

5. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what reason does the narrator give for allowing Fritz to travel ahead alone in the kayak?

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