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

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

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

4. What is the first structure that the family lives in?
(a) A tent.
(b) A hut.
(c) A treehouse.
(d) A cave.

5. What two kinds of birds does the family first spot living along the shore?
(a) Flamingos and cranes.
(b) Geese and cranes.
(c) Geese and penguins.
(d) Flamingos and penguins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests that they build a raft to get to shore?

2. On their way in to shore, what is it revealed that Jack has thought to bring along?

3. What does "Robinson" refer to in the title of the book?

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

5. What does the family hear the sailors shouting just before the ship hits the rocks?

(see the answer key)

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