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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 do the narrator and Fritz get the sheep and goats to shore?
(a) A raft.
(b) The sheep and goats get themselves to shore.
(c) In their boat.
(d) Swimming belts.

2. What do the narrator and his wife decide the family's first priority should be?
(a) Taking inventory of their survival supplies.
(b) Making a more secure home.
(c) Searching for other survivors.
(d) Locating a source of fresh water.

3. When Elizabeth learns that they are alone on the ship, what is her response?
(a) She says that they should have a family prayer.
(b) She laughs and says that God will protect them.
(c) She says that they should find something to eat.
(d) She breaks down crying.

4. Who thinks to bring the bag of seeds ashore?
(a) Ernest.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Franz.
(d) Elizabeth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what important food crop does Ernest discover?

2. What does Ernest do that causes the narrator to criticize him for thinking he is "clever" (18)?

3. Which animals does the family carry from the ship with them in their improvised boat?

4. What substance does the family use to treat animal wounds?

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

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