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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 name "Falconhurst"?
(a) Their first home.
(b) The treehouse.
(c) One of the islands in the bay.
(d) Their boat.

2. What is the narrator's response when Ernest says that he wishes they could have some butter?
(a) He tells Ernest to stop wishing for things and sit down and eat like everybody else.
(b) He asks Ernest if he has any ideas about how to make butter on the island.
(c) He says that he will look for a butter churn on board the ship.
(d) He is pleased to be able to surprise the family with some butter from the ship.

3. What does "Robinson" refer to in the title of the book?
(a) Robinson Crusoe.
(b) The family's last name.
(c) The name of the ship the family originally travels on.
(d) The name of the island.

4. What does Jack find in the captain's cabin?
(a) Two large dogs.
(b) Several swords and a knife.
(c) A map that shows their position.
(d) A supply of wine.

5. What is the first structure that the family lives in?
(a) A tent.
(b) A cave.
(c) A hut.
(d) A treehouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the narrator and Fritz discover that they can make utensils out of?

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

3. What do the narrator and his wife decide the family's first priority should be?

4. Who thinks of eating their soup from oyster shells?

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

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