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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dangerous predator does Fritz shoot near their new home in the grove of trees?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A margay.
(d) A hyena.

2. What does Jack offer to make for the dogs?
(a) Saddle bags.
(b) Spiked collars.
(c) Leashes.
(d) A small shelter.

3. What is the narrator's usual criticism of Jack?
(a) He has a quick temper.
(b) He is too emotional.
(c) He is immature and impulsive.
(d) He spends too much time thinking.

4. In Chapter 7, "Bread," when Jack and Ernest follow the narrator and Fritz to the bay, what message does the narrator give them for his wife?
(a) They are to tell Elizabeth that he has sent them and the dogs to guard her and Franz.
(b) They are to tell Elizabeth that he would like her to plant some more potatoes.
(c) They are to tell Elizabeth that he and Fritz will be on the wreck overnight.
(d) They are to tell Elizabeth that he will look for a butter churn on the wreck.

5. What wild bird is the family's first addition to their flock?
(a) A crane.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A flamingo.
(d) A stork.

6. What does Fritz do that causes the narrator to tell him that he is the oldest and needs to set a better example?
(a) Get lost on their first day on the island.
(b) Pretend to be asleep when there is work to be done.
(c) Strike one of the dogs with his bun barrel.
(d) Refuse to get in the water to harvest oysters.

7. What is the narrator's response when Ernest says that he wishes they could have some butter?
(a) He tells Ernest to stop wishing for things and sit down and eat like everybody else.
(b) He is pleased to be able to surprise the family with some butter from the ship.
(c) He says that he will look for a butter churn on board the ship.
(d) He asks Ernest if he has any ideas about how to make butter on the island.

8. On their second trip out to the shipwreck, what do they discover washed up on an island?
(a) One of their missing sheep.
(b) A dead sailor.
(c) The shark that Fritz shot.
(d) The trunks and barrels from the captain's room.

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

10. What is the first structure that the family lives in?
(a) A cave.
(b) A tent.
(c) A treehouse.
(d) A hut.

11. What two kinds of birds does the family first spot living along the shore?
(a) Geese and cranes.
(b) Flamingos and cranes.
(c) Flamingos and penguins.
(d) Geese and penguins.

12. Who is the original author of The Swiss Family Robinson?
(a) Johann Wyss.
(b) Mary Jane Godwin.
(c) Alexander Selkirk.
(d) Daniel DeFoe.

13. On their first day on the island, what creature attacks Jack in an inlet of the bay?
(a) A seal.
(b) A shark.
(c) A barracuda.
(d) A lobster.

14. At the beginning of Chapter 6, "Ernest and Me," what tradition does the family observe?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Ernest's birthday.
(c) Saturday cleaning.
(d) The Sabbath.

15. Whose idea is it to make the boat out of barrels?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Frtiz.
(c) Ernest.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Just as the narrator and Fritz are about to leave camp to explore for the first time, what does he suddenly remember that they have forgotten?

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

3. 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?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 4, "Back to the Wreck," what do the narrator and Elizabeth decide their next priority should be?

5. What does Jack find in the captain's cabin?

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