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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 7, "Bread," when the family sleeps in one morning, what is the narrator's response?
(a) He says it is only natural when there are no clocks.
(b) He prays for God to make them less slothful.
(c) He threatens to take away their mattresses.
(d) He suggests that they may have been working too hard.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 7, "Bread," why is the narrator irritated with Jack and Ernest?
(a) They have eaten the potatoes the family needs for dinner.
(b) They will not stop bothering him about being allowed to go to the wreck.
(c) They have left camp without permission.
(d) They have been quarreling with one another.

3. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what do the narrator and Fritz do first when they get to the wreck?
(a) Go fishing.
(b) Make mast and sail for their boat.
(c) Build large raft.
(d) Load up the mattresses and furniture.

4. What kind of animals are Turk and Juno?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Cows.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Dogs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On their first day on the island, what creature attacks Jack in an inlet of the bay?

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

3. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what unusual food does the narrator convince Fritz to try?

4. Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what talent does Franz unexpectedly display?

5. What gourmet food does the family obtain in Chapter 11, "Our Estates"?

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