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 they make their swimming belts from?
(a) Rope and empty flasks.
(b) Strips of sailcloth and cushions.
(c) The remains of the life vests.
(d) Seaweed and empty kegs.

2. What does Ernest do that causes the narrator to criticize him for thinking he is "clever" (18)?
(a) Sets his soup down to cool in a larger shell.
(b) Bend one of the gun barrels.
(c) Lecture his brothers about things he actually does not know about.
(d) Get himself stuck in the mud by the river.

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 asks Ernest if he has any ideas about how to make butter on the island.
(c) He says that he will look for a butter churn on board the ship.
(d) He is pleased to be able to surprise the family with some butter from the ship.

4. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what does the narrator explains prevents them from fully exploring the island?
(a) There are cliffs and rocky hills surrounding their part of the island.
(b) There are many dangerous animals on the other 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.

5. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what important discovery does Fritz make in crates onboard the shipwreck?
(a) Medical supplies.
(b) A large supply of ammunition.
(c) The parts of a boat.
(d) Farming equipment.