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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 does the narrator decide they need to build before they can build the treehouse?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A shelter for the animals.
(c) A better boat.
(d) Storage for their gunpowder.

2. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what does the narrator explains prevents them from fully exploring the island?
(a) There are many dangerous animals on the other part of the island.
(b) There are cliffs and rocky hills surrounding their part of the island.
(c) The family has too much work to do to spend time exploring so far away.
(d) There is no source of fresh water on the farther side of the island.

3. What is the first structure that the family lives in?
(a) A tent.
(b) A hut.
(c) A treehouse.
(d) A cave.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From the speed of nightfall, what does the narrator deduce?

2. Which family member discovers the Canary wine?

3. What does "Robinson" refer to in the title of the book?

4. What does Fritz do that causes the narrator to tell him that he is the oldest and needs to set a better example?

5. What suggestion does Fritz make about their barrel boat?

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