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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," which bird does Fritz capture to keep as a pet?
(a) A parrot.
(b) A penguin.
(c) A grosbeak.
(d) A crane.

2. Who discovers the grove of trees where the family will later build their treehouse?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Franz.
(c) Fritz.
(d) The narrator.

3. How do the narrator and Fritz get the sheep and goats to shore?
(a) Swimming belts.
(b) A raft.
(c) The sheep and goats get themselves to shore.
(d) In their boat.

4. How does the family end up alone on the ship?
(a) The family has trouble locating Franz.
(b) Elizabeth insists on going back below for the family Bible.
(c) The sailors get into the lifeboats and abandon them.
(d) The family is asleep when the order is given to take to the lifeboats.

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

6. 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.

7. Who discovers oysters and salt?
(a) Ernest.
(b) Jack.
(c) Franz.
(d) The narrator.

8. Who thinks of eating their soup from oyster shells?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Jack.
(c) Ernest.
(d) Elizabeth.

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

10. Why does the ship have so many useful supplies on board?
(a) All ships of the time carried these things.
(b) No reason is actually given.
(c) The voyage was expected to be very long.
(d) Its mission was to resupply a colony.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Elizabeth so frightened when the narrator has the boys fire the pinnace's cannon?

2. What dangerous predator does Fritz shoot near their new home in the grove of trees?

3. What does the narrator decide they need to build before they can build the treehouse?

4. How does the family test whether fruits are safe to eat?

5. What do they make dog armor from?

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