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

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

3. In the beginning of Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what does the narrator announce that the boys are allowed to do without him?
(a) Take the pinnace out.
(b) Explore.
(c) Decide what to work on during the day.
(d) Hunt.

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

5. What fortunate discovery does Jack make while they are hollowing out a cave from the rock?
(a) A new water supply.
(b) Bat guano that can be used for fertilizer.
(c) Metal that can be used for tool making.
(d) A large cavern.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what important date does the family celebrate?

2. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what does the family decide to call their two newest outposts?

3. What does Franz make with the reeds that his brothers bring him?

4. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what new construction particularly pleases Elizabeth?

5. What kind of animals are Turk and Juno?

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