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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. 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) Locating a source of fresh water.
(d) Searching for other survivors.

2. From the speed of nightfall, what does the narrator deduce?
(a) There must be mountains somewhere past the cliffs.
(b) They are farther West than he had imagined.
(c) They must be near the equator.
(d) Their island is unexpectedly large.

3. What is the first structure that the family lives in?
(a) A cave.
(b) A tent.
(c) A hut.
(d) A treehouse.

4. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what new construction particularly pleases Elizabeth?
(a) A new roof for Falconhurst.
(b) An aqueduct to bring fresh water to Rock House.
(c) A separate shelter for the animals at Falconhurst.
(d) An indoor fireplace at Rock House.

5. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," why does the narrator tell Jack that he must come along on their expedition to explore the island for snakes?
(a) He needs Jack to show him where the swamp is.
(b) He needs Jack to set a good example for Ernest.
(c) He says that Jack must face what he fears.
(d) He says that Jack must stop being lazy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what creature does the family discover has nearly destroyed their farm?

3. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what odd-looking creature do the narrator and Fritz discover?

4. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," how does Jack react to the noises that Fritz and the narrator make inside the cave?

5. What does "Robinson" refer to in the title of the book?

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