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

2. What does "Robinson" refer to in the title of the book?
(a) The name of the island.
(b) Robinson Crusoe.
(c) The name of the ship the family originally travels on.
(d) The family's last name.

3. What suggestion does Fritz make about their barrel boat?
(a) That they seal the barrels with sap.
(b) That they scrap it in favor of a flat raft.
(c) That they attach a mast and sail.
(d) That they create outriggers to stabilize it.

4. What does the family decide to call the bay where they first came ashore?
(a) Lobster Bay.
(b) Shark Bay.
(c) Oyster Bay.
(d) Safety Bay.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of animals are Turk and Juno?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 7, "Bread," why is the narrator irritated with Jack and Ernest?

4. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what new weapon does the narrator make for his sons?

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

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