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

2. How does the family test whether fruits are safe to eat?
(a) They ask Ernest, who knows a lot about the natural world.
(b) They eat a small piece first.
(c) They look to see if any of the island's animals eat the fruit.
(d) They see if their monkey will eat them.

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

4. What does the narrator like about their original camping site?
(a) It is close to fresh water and fishing.
(b) It is the best place from which to signal passing ships.
(c) It is easily defended and close to the shipwreck.
(d) It has plenty of space to expand their dwelling.

5. Which animals does the family carry from the ship with them in their improvised boat?
(a) Goats.
(b) Chickens.
(c) The dogs.
(d) Ducks.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. On their second trip out to the shipwreck, what do they discover washed up on an island?

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

5. At the end of Chapter 5, "A New Home," what does Elizabeth say about another trip to the shipwreck?

(see the answer key)

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