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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 dangerous predator does Fritz shoot near their new home in the grove of trees?
(a) A margay.
(b) A hyena.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A wolf.

2. What substance does the family use to treat animal wounds?
(a) Fish oil.
(b) Butter.
(c) Sap.
(d) Bark tea.

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

4. When the tree house is proposed, what is the narrator's response?
(a) That would be a great idea, if we could fly.
(b) A house in the trees would never be safe for Franz.
(c) It is too difficult to get materials up so high to build.
(d) That would keep us safe from animals on the ground.

5. What does the family hear the sailors shouting just before the ship hits the rocks?
(a) Sharks!
(b) Abandon ship!
(c) Land!
(d) Ahoy!

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the family decide to name "Tentholm"?

4. 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?

5. Why does the ship have so many useful supplies on board?

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