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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. On their first day on the island, what creature attacks Jack in an inlet of the bay?
(a) A shark.
(b) A seal.
(c) A lobster.
(d) A barracuda.

2. What do they make their swimming belts from?
(a) Strips of sailcloth and cushions.
(b) Rope and empty flasks.
(c) Seaweed and empty kegs.
(d) The remains of the life vests.

3. On their way in to shore, what is it revealed that Jack has thought to bring along?
(a) A compass.
(b) The captain's spyglass.
(c) A revolver.
(d) Food for the dogs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Fritz do that causes the narrator to tell him that he is the oldest and needs to set a better example?

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

4. What is the narrator's usual criticism of Jack?

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

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