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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapter 1 ("Shipwreck and Desertion") through Chapter 3 ("Our First Landfall").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "Robinson" refer to in the title of the book?
(a) Robinson Crusoe.
(b) The name of the island.
(c) The name of the ship the family originally travels on.
(d) The family's last name.

2. Which animals does the family carry from the ship with them in their improvised boat?
(a) The dogs.
(b) Goats.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Chickens.

3. Who is the original author of The Swiss Family Robinson?
(a) Daniel DeFoe.
(b) Alexander Selkirk.
(c) Johann Wyss.
(d) Mary Jane Godwin.

4. What do the narrator and Fritz discover that they can make utensils out of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Gourds.
(c) Turtle shells.
(d) Mussel shells.

5. What does Ernest do that causes the narrator to criticize him for thinking he is "clever" (18)?
(a) Bend one of the gun barrels.
(b) Sets his soup down to cool in a larger shell.
(c) Lecture his brothers about things he actually does not know about.
(d) Get himself stuck in the mud by the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. Just as the narrator and Fritz are about to leave camp to explore for the first time, what does he suddenly remember that they have forgotten?

2. Who thinks to bring the bag of seeds ashore?

3. Whose idea is it to make the boat out of barrels?

4. What does Jack find in the captain's cabin?

5. What is the narrator's first response to Juno and Turk?

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