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

2. What two kinds of birds does the family first spot living along the shore?
(a) Flamingos and penguins.
(b) Flamingos and cranes.
(c) Geese and cranes.
(d) Geese and penguins.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 4, "Back to the Wreck," what do the narrator and Elizabeth decide their next priority should be?
(a) Making a more permanent shelter.
(b) Searching for shipwreck survivors.
(c) Searching for fresh water.
(d) Salvaging materials from the ship.

4. When the narrator sees the tall, arching roots of the trees where they are going to build their home, what kind of tree does he say they are?
(a) Mangroves.
(b) Kauris.
(c) Baobabs.
(d) Catalpas.

5. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what creature endangers the family?
(a) A hyena.
(b) An elephant.
(c) A lion.
(d) A snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests that they build a raft to get to shore?

2. Who suggests a way to measure the distance across the stream?

3. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what does the narrator explains prevents them from fully exploring the island?

4. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," when Jack and Fritz scare Ernest by making the animals carrying him go too fast, what is the response of their parents?

5. What do the narrator and Fritz discover that they can make utensils out of?

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