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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. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what important date does the family celebrate?
(a) The ten-year anniversary of the family's conversion from Catholicism to Protestantism.
(b) The sixteen-year anniversary of the narrator and Elizabeth's marraige.
(c) The one-year anniversary of their stranding on the island.
(d) Elizabeth's thirty-fifth birthday.

2. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," which family member thinks of a way to tame their "winged steed" through kindness?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Franz.
(d) Ernest.

3. What do the narrator and Fritz discover that they can make utensils out of?
(a) Gourds.
(b) Wood.
(c) Turtle shells.
(d) Mussel shells.

4. What do they name the pet monkey?
(a) Coconut.
(b) Knips.
(c) Squeak.
(d) Noah.

5. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," why is the narrator pleased to find wax myrtle?
(a) It will allow them to make candles.
(b) The berries are a delicious spice.
(c) The berries have important medical properties.
(d) They can use them to make wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, "Miss Montrose," why does Fritz at first hide from the family?

2. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what does the family decide to call their two newest outposts?

3. In Chapter 19, "Independence," what animals endanger the family and kill Juno?

4. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what agreement does the narrator make with his wife?

5. Which animals does the family carry from the ship with them in their improvised boat?

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