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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. At the beginning of Chapter 6, "Ernest and Me," what tradition does the family observe?
(a) Ernest's birthday.
(b) Saturday cleaning.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) The Sabbath.

2. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what do the narrator and Fritz do first when they get to the wreck?
(a) Go fishing.
(b) Build large raft.
(c) Make mast and sail for their boat.
(d) Load up the mattresses and furniture.

3. What does Fritz do that causes the narrator to tell him that he is the oldest and needs to set a better example?
(a) Refuse to get in the water to harvest oysters.
(b) Get lost on their first day on the island.
(c) Strike one of the dogs with his bun barrel.
(d) Pretend to be asleep when there is work to be done.

4. When Fritz suggests that they make a basin at the stream, what material does the narrator say they will need?
(a) Clay.
(b) Bamboo.
(c) Steel.
(d) Wood.

5. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what creature causes a coconut to nearly hit Ernest?
(a) A bear cub.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A crab.
(d) A toucan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what important substance does Fritz discover a supply of?

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

3. What is the narrator's usual criticism of Jack?

4. In Chapter 7, "Bread," when the family sleeps in one morning, what is the narrator's response?

5. Why is Elizabeth so frightened when the narrator has the boys fire the pinnace's cannon?

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