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

2. What dangerous predator does Fritz shoot near their new home in the grove of trees?
(a) A margay.
(b) A hyena.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A wolf.

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

4. On their second trip out to the shipwreck, what do they discover washed up on an island?
(a) One of their missing sheep.
(b) A dead sailor.
(c) The trunks and barrels from the captain's room.
(d) The shark that Fritz shot.

5. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what important food crop does Ernest discover?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Figs.
(c) Manioc.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what important discovery does Fritz make in crates onboard the shipwreck?

2. The title of Chapter 9 is "A Growing Menagerie." What is a menagerie?

3. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what do the narrator and Fritz do first when they get to the wreck?

4. Who discovers oysters and salt?

5. What do they make their swimming belts from?

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