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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 11, "Our Estates," what new outpost does the narrator propose?
(a) A farm.
(b) A watchtower.
(c) An orchard.
(d) A fishing platform.

2. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," how does Jack react to the noises that Fritz and the narrator make inside the cave?
(a) He runs away and gets lost in the swamp.
(b) He is frightened and bursts into tears.
(c) He thinks they are in danger and rushes inside.
(d) He yells into the cave and then fires his gun.

3. Why does the ship have so many useful supplies on board?
(a) All ships of the time carried these things.
(b) Its mission was to resupply a colony.
(c) No reason is actually given.
(d) The voyage was expected to be very long.

4. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what does the narrator do when he finds it difficult to train the animals to pull with a yoke?
(a) Asks Ernest for advice.
(b) Reads a book in their library about how to train the animals.
(c) Keeps trying until he succeeds.
(d) Gives up and works on another project.

5. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what odd-looking creature do the narrator and Fritz discover?
(a) An armadillo.
(b) A platypus.
(c) A bushbaby.
(d) A shoebill.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator get the first rope over the branch of the tree that they want to build their home in?

3. What does Ernest do that causes the narrator to criticize him for thinking he is "clever" (18)?

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?

5. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," from what material does the narrator make the family boots?

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