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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 Ernest do that causes the narrator to criticize him for thinking he is "clever" (18)?
(a) Lecture his brothers about things he actually does not know about.
(b) Bend one of the gun barrels.
(c) Get himself stuck in the mud by the river.
(d) Sets his soup down to cool in a larger shell.

2. What do they make dog armor from?
(a) Coconut shells.
(b) Shark skin.
(c) Porcupine quills.
(d) Turtle shells.

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

4. What do they name the pet monkey?
(a) Noah.
(b) Knips.
(c) Squeak.
(d) Coconut.

5. On their first day on the island, what creature attacks Jack in an inlet of the bay?
(a) A lobster.
(b) A seal.
(c) A barracuda.
(d) A shark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who thinks to bring the bag of seeds ashore?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 4, "Back to the Wreck," what do the narrator and Elizabeth decide their next priority should be?

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

4. What is the narrator's response when Ernest says that he wishes they could have some butter?

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

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