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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Strike one of the dogs with his bun barrel.
(c) Refuse to get in the water to harvest oysters.
(d) Pretend to be asleep when there is work to be done.

2. Who suggests a way to measure the distance across the stream?
(a) Ernest.
(b) Fritz.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Franz.

3. What does the family hear the sailors shouting just before the ship hits the rocks?
(a) Ahoy!
(b) Sharks!
(c) Abandon ship!
(d) Land!

4. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what does the narrator explains prevents them from fully exploring the island?
(a) There are many dangerous animals on the other part of the island.
(b) There is no source of fresh water on the farther side of the island.
(c) There are cliffs and rocky hills surrounding their part of the island.
(d) The family has too much work to do to spend time exploring so far away.

5. From the speed of nightfall, what does the narrator deduce?
(a) They are farther West than he had imagined.
(b) They must be near the equator.
(c) There must be mountains somewhere past the cliffs.
(d) Their island is unexpectedly large.

6. Who suggests that they build a raft to get to shore?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Ernest.
(c) Fritz.
(d) The narrator.

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

8. What substance does the family use to treat animal wounds?
(a) Butter.
(b) Bark tea.
(c) Sap.
(d) Fish oil.

9. The title of Chapter 9 is "A Growing Menagerie." What is a menagerie?
(a) A collection of weapons.
(b) A family.
(c) A homestead.
(d) A collection of animals.

10. At the beginning of Chapter 7, "Bread," why is the narrator irritated with Jack and Ernest?
(a) They will not stop bothering him about being allowed to go to the wreck.
(b) They have eaten the potatoes the family needs for dinner.
(c) They have been quarreling with one another.
(d) They have left camp without permission.

11. How does the narrator get the first rope over the branch of the tree that they want to build their home in?
(a) With a bow and arrow.
(b) By weighting the end and throwing the rope.
(c) He climbs up.
(d) He sends the monkey up with it.

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

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

14. What kind of animals are Turk and Juno?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Cows.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Sheep.

15. What does Ernest do that causes the narrator to criticize him for thinking he is "clever" (18)?
(a) Sets his soup down to cool in a larger shell.
(b) Get himself stuck in the mud by the river.
(c) Lecture his brothers about things he actually does not know about.
(d) Bend one of the gun barrels.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do they make dog armor from?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 6, "Ernest and Me," what tradition does the family observe?

5. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what do the narrator and Fritz do first when they get to the wreck?

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