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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. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what creature does Fritz kill on his first solo trip in the new watercraft?
(a) A whale.
(b) A dolphin.
(c) A porpoise.
(d) A walrus.

2. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," from what material does the narrator make the family boots?
(a) Wool felt.
(b) Wood and palm fronds.
(c) Rubber.
(d) Sharkskin.

3. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what new outpost does the family build?
(a) A boathouse for the pinnace offshore near Jackal River.
(b) A plantation of coconut and sugar cane on one of the outlying islands.
(c) A pasture and shelter for their larger animals near Prospect Hill.
(d) A watchtower and gunpowder storage place near Cape Disappointment.

4. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what happens to Jack when he is gathering canes?
(a) He falls in the swamp and gets stuck in the mud.
(b) He and Fangs have to face down a pack of wild jackals.
(c) He gets lost and the family has to search for him.
(d) He finds their old donkey and its new mate.

5. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," which brother again stays back with his parents while the other boys go off on an expedition?
(a) Ernest.
(b) Fritz.
(c) Jack.
(d) Franz.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what kind of fish arrives in large numbers?

2. What do the narrator and his wife decide the family's first priority should be?

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

4. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," who adopts Fritz's jackal puppy?

5. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what does the narrator use tobacco grinders for?

(see the answer key)

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