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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 14, "A Casualty," which animal ends up being the "casualty" of the chapter title?
(a) Storm.
(b) Lightfoot.
(c) Grizzle.
(d) Turk.

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

3. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what new creature does Franz discover and kill?
(a) An armadillo.
(b) A heron.
(c) A capybara.
(d) A platypus.

4. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what new kind of bird does the family begin keeping at Rock House?
(a) Penguins.
(b) Flamingos.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Chickens.

5. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what is the "unpleasant task" that the chapter title refers to?
(a) Teaching Franz's bull calf to accept a rider.
(b) Killing the monkeys at the Woodlands.
(c) Rebuilding Falconhurst.
(d) The long hike to rebuild the earth wall at the Gap.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what food do the boys persuade Elizabeth to cook and then find disgusting?

2. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what happens to Jack when he is gathering canes?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," what does Elizabeth ask the narrator to construct?

4. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," why is the narrator pleased to find wax myrtle?

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

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