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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Their guns.
(b) One of the dogs.
(c) To pray.
(d) To say goodbye to Elizabeth.

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

4. 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.

5. What does the family decide to name "Tentholm"?
(a) Their boat.
(b) One of the islands in the bay.
(c) The treehouse.
(d) Their first home.

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

7. What does the family decide to call the bay where they first came ashore?
(a) Oyster Bay.
(b) Lobster Bay.
(c) Shark Bay.
(d) Safety Bay.

8. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what creature does Jack mistake for a crocodile?
(a) An iguana.
(b) A water monitor.
(c) A caiman.
(d) A Komodo dragon

9. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what new bird does the family add to their flock?
(a) A toucan.
(b) A bustard.
(c) A penguin.
(d) A vulture.

10. In Chapter 7, "Bread," when the family sleeps in one morning, what is the narrator's response?
(a) He prays for God to make them less slothful.
(b) He says it is only natural when there are no clocks.
(c) He threatens to take away their mattresses.
(d) He suggests that they may have been working too hard.

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

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

13. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what new weapon does the narrator make for his sons?
(a) A crossbow.
(b) A bola.
(c) A boomerang.
(d) A catapult.

14. What do the narrator and his wife decide the family's first priority should be?
(a) Locating a source of fresh water.
(b) Taking inventory of their survival supplies.
(c) Searching for other survivors.
(d) Making a more secure home.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 4, "Back to the Wreck," what do the narrator and Elizabeth decide their next priority should be?
(a) Making a more permanent shelter.
(b) Salvaging materials from the ship.
(c) Searching for fresh water.
(d) Searching for shipwreck survivors.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what important discovery does Fritz make in crates onboard the shipwreck?

2. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what does the narrator use tobacco grinders for?

3. What does Fritz do that causes the narrator to tell him that he is the oldest and needs to set a better example?

4. When Fritz suggests that they make a basin at the stream, what material does the narrator say they will need?

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

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