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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 4 ("Back to the Wreck") through Chapter 6 ("Ernest and Me").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the family decide to name "Tentholm"?
(a) One of the islands in the bay.
(b) Their boat.
(c) The treehouse.
(d) Their first home.

2. From the speed of nightfall, what does the narrator deduce?
(a) They must be near the equator.
(b) There must be mountains somewhere past the cliffs.
(c) Their island is unexpectedly large.
(d) They are farther West than he had imagined.

3. When the narrator sees the tall, arching roots of the trees where they are going to build their home, what kind of tree does he say they are?
(a) Kauris.
(b) Mangroves.
(c) Catalpas.
(d) Baobabs.

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

5. At the end of Chapter 5, "A New Home," what does Elizabeth say about another trip to the shipwreck?
(a) She would like them to get a butter churn.
(b) It makes her very nervous.
(c) They should not stay overnight anymore.
(d) She would like to come with them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Elizabeth learns that they are alone on the ship, what is her response?

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

4. What does the family decide to call the bay where they first came ashore?

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

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