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

2. When Elizabeth learns that they are alone on the ship, what is her response?
(a) She breaks down crying.
(b) She says that they should have a family prayer.
(c) She says that they should find something to eat.
(d) She laughs and says that God will protect them.

3. 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) Get himself stuck in the mud by the river.
(d) Lecture his brothers about things he actually does not know about.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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