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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. On their second trip out to the shipwreck, what do they discover washed up on an island?
(a) One of their missing sheep.
(b) The shark that Fritz shot.
(c) A dead sailor.
(d) The trunks and barrels from the captain's room.

2. What kind of animals are Turk and Juno?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Cows.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Sheep.

3. How old is Franz at the beginning of the story?
(a) 8.
(b) Almost 6.
(c) 4 1/2.
(d) His age is not given.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What suggestion does Fritz make about their barrel boat?

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

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

4. How does the family test whether fruits are safe to eat?

5. Who is the original author of The Swiss Family Robinson?

(see the answer key)

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