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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. Which family member discovers the Canary wine?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Ernest.
(c) Franz.
(d) Jack.

2. What does the family find living inside the tree that Falconhurst is built on?
(a) Bees.
(b) A bear cub.
(c) Owls.
(d) Raccoons.

3. Who suggests a way to measure the distance across the stream?
(a) Franz.
(b) Fritz.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Ernest.

4. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what use does the narrator say the family can find for fuller's earth?
(a) It makes excellent fertilizer.
(b) It can be used in making clay items.
(c) It will repel insects.
(d) It can be used for soap.

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 says that Jack must face what he fears.
(b) He needs Jack to set a good example for Ernest.
(c) He needs Jack to show him where the swamp is.
(d) He says that Jack must stop being lazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who thinks to bring the bag of seeds ashore?

2. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what creature does Jack mistake for a crocodile?

3. What do they make their swimming belts from?

4. How does the narrator solve the problem of the pinnace being trapped inside the shipwreck?

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

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