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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Chapter 19 ("Independence") through Chapter 21 ("Partings").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How does the family celebrate the special occasion in Chapter 12, "Anniversary"?
(a) With an athletic competition.
(b) With an all-day religious service.
(c) With a cruise aboard the pinnace.
(d) With their first cake on the island.

3. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what reason does the narrator give for allowing Fritz to travel ahead alone in the kayak?
(a) There is really no danger that Fritz is likely to run into.
(b) There is not enough room on the pinnace for both Fritz and his boat.
(c) Fritz has proven that he can make good judgments on his own.
(d) Fritz is showing independence.

4. What suggestion does Fritz make about their barrel boat?
(a) That they seal the barrels with sap.
(b) That they attach a mast and sail.
(c) That they create outriggers to stabilize it.
(d) That they scrap it in favor of a flat raft.

5. In Chapter 21, "Partings," once the narrator and Fritz determine that the ship is English, why do they hesitate to make contact?
(a) They are suddenly not sure they want to leave the island.
(b) They are embarrassed about how they live on the island.
(c) They are afraid that the crew may have mutinied.
(d) They are afraid that Malay pirates may have taken an English ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," what does Ernest train Knips to do?

2. What creatures does Jack mistake for "little people" (103)?

3. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," which brother again stays back with his parents while the other boys go off on an expedition?

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

5. On their way in to shore, what is it revealed that Jack has thought to bring along?

(see the answer key)

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