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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter 13 ("Unpleasant Tasks") through Chapter 15 ("We Explore Inland").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what new outpost does the narrator propose?
(a) An orchard.
(b) A fishing platform.
(c) A farm.
(d) A watchtower.

2. Inside their cave, what do the crystals turn out to be?
(a) Rock salt.
(b) Fluorite.
(c) Magnetite.
(d) Quartz.

3. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what creature does the family find on an outlying island?
(a) A dead shark.
(b) A beached whale.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A rhinoceros.

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

5. Just as the narrator and Fritz are about to leave camp to explore for the first time, what does he suddenly remember that they have forgotten?
(a) To say goodbye to Elizabeth.
(b) To pray.
(c) One of the dogs.
(d) Their guns.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," what does Ernest train Knips to do?

2. How do the narrator and Fritz get the sheep and goats to shore?

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

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

5. What do they make their swimming belts from?

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