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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 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what important substance does Fritz discover a supply of?
(a) Rubber.
(b) Gypsum.
(c) Clay.
(d) Tar.

2. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what does the narrator use tobacco grinders for?
(a) To grind corn.
(b) To prepare coconut.
(c) To grind tobacco.
(d) To shred manioc.

3. Who discovers the grove of trees where the family will later build their treehouse?
(a) Franz.
(b) Fritz.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Elizabeth.

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

5. Which family member discovers the Canary wine?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Ernest.
(c) Jack.
(d) Franz.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the original author of The Swiss Family Robinson?

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

5. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what creature causes a coconut to nearly hit Ernest?

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