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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. What do the narrator and Fritz discover that they can make utensils out of?
(a) Gourds.
(b) Turtle shells.
(c) Wood.
(d) Mussel shells.

2. How does the narrator solve the problem of the pinnace being trapped inside the shipwreck?
(a) He uses an axe to break a hole in the hull of the ship.
(b) He uses explosives to blow a hole in the hull of the ship.
(c) He waits to assemble the pinnace until the crates are all at Tentholm.
(d) He waits to assemble the pinnace until all the crates are on deck.

3. In Chapter 7, "Bread," when Jack and Ernest follow the narrator and Fritz to the bay, what message does the narrator give them for his wife?
(a) They are to tell Elizabeth that he would like her to plant some more potatoes.
(b) They are to tell Elizabeth that he and Fritz will be on the wreck overnight.
(c) They are to tell Elizabeth that he has sent them and the dogs to guard her and Franz.
(d) They are to tell Elizabeth that he will look for a butter churn on the wreck.

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

5. In Chapter 7, "Bread," when the family sleeps in one morning, what is the narrator's response?
(a) He prays for God to make them less slothful.
(b) He suggests that they may have been working too hard.
(c) He threatens to take away their mattresses.
(d) He says it is only natural when there are no clocks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first structure that the family lives in?

3. What dangerous predator does Fritz shoot near their new home in the grove of trees?

4. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what important substance does Fritz discover a supply of?

5. What does the narrator decide they need to build before they can build the treehouse?

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