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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 two kinds of birds does the family first spot living along the shore?
(a) Flamingos and cranes.
(b) Geese and cranes.
(c) Flamingos and penguins.
(d) Geese and penguins.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 4, "Back to the Wreck," what do the narrator and Elizabeth decide their next priority should be?
(a) Salvaging materials from the ship.
(b) Searching for fresh water.
(c) Searching for shipwreck survivors.
(d) Making a more permanent shelter.

3. 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) One of the dogs.
(d) Their guns.

4. What does Fritz do that causes the narrator to tell him that he is the oldest and needs to set a better example?
(a) Pretend to be asleep when there is work to be done.
(b) Get lost on their first day on the island.
(c) Refuse to get in the water to harvest oysters.
(d) Strike one of the dogs with his bun barrel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's usual criticism of Jack?

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

3. Which animals does the family carry from the ship with them in their improvised boat?

4. What substance does the family use to treat animal wounds?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 6, "Ernest and Me," what tradition does the family observe?

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