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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. Who suggests that they build a raft to get to shore?
(a) Ernest.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Fritz.
(d) The narrator.

2. 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?
(a) To say goodbye to Elizabeth.
(b) To pray.
(c) Their guns.
(d) One of the dogs.

3. Who thinks to bring the bag of seeds ashore?
(a) Franz.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Ernest.
(d) The narrator.

4. What does Jack find in the captain's cabin?
(a) A supply of wine.
(b) A map that shows their position.
(c) Several swords and a knife.
(d) Two large dogs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the family end up alone on the ship?

2. How old is Franz at the beginning of the story?

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

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

5. Which animals does the family carry from the ship with them in their improvised boat?

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