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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 7 ("Bread") through Chapter 9 ("A Growing Managerie").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what new weapon does the narrator make for his sons?
(a) A crossbow.
(b) A catapult.
(c) A boomerang.
(d) A bola.

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

3. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what unusual food does the narrator convince Fritz to try?
(a) Ant eggs.
(b) Roasted larvae.
(c) Tarantula.
(d) Seaweed.

4. What kind of animals are Turk and Juno?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cows.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," why is the narrator pleased to find wax myrtle?

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

3. On their first day on the island, what creature attacks Jack in an inlet of the bay?

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

5. When the narrator sees the tall, arching roots of the trees where they are going to build their home, what kind of tree does he say they are?

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