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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what use does the narrator say the family can find for fuller's earth?
(a) It can be used for soap.
(b) It can be used in making clay items.
(c) It will repel insects.
(d) It makes excellent fertilizer.

2. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what does the narrator teach the boys to make from birch trees?
(a) A canoe.
(b) Wintergreen candy.
(c) Roofing material.
(d) Birch beer.

3. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what reason does the narrator give for allowing Fritz to travel ahead alone in the kayak?
(a) Fritz has proven that he can make good judgments on his own.
(b) There is not enough room on the pinnace for both Fritz and his boat.
(c) There is really no danger that Fritz is likely to run into.
(d) Fritz is showing independence.

4. What gourmet food does the family obtain in Chapter 11, "Our Estates"?
(a) Caviar.
(b) Escargot.
(c) Truffles.
(d) Foie gras.

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

6. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what does the family discover on Shark Island after they have left the antelope there for several months?
(a) The antelope have had a number of babies.
(b) There is an enormous snake on the island preying on the antelope.
(c) There is a spring where the antelope can get fresh water.
(d) The antelope have eaten all of their fruit trees.

7. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," what does Ernest train Knips to do?
(a) Fish.
(b) Gather fruit.
(c) Plant seeds.
(d) Gather oysters.

8. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what has damaged the crops, bridge, and aqueduct?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) A storm.
(d) Neglect.

9. Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," what does the family find that will allow Elizabeth to make cloth?
(a) Flax.
(b) Cotton.
(c) A spinning wheel.
(d) A loom.

10. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what spice do the boys discover and dislike the taste of?
(a) Cloves.
(b) Pepper.
(c) Anise.
(d) Cinnamon.

11. Why does the narrator collect sap from the euphorbia tree?
(a) It is delicious when boiled down into a sugar.
(b) He will use it to make turpentine.
(c) He intends to use it to poison monkeys.
(d) He will use it to make pitch for waterproofing the pinnace.

12. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what surprise does the narrator have for Franz?
(a) He invites Franz to be the one to go exploring with him.
(b) He offers Franz the task of training Grunble.
(c) He gives Franz his first gun.
(d) He has carved Franz a set of toy animals.

13. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what is the "unpleasant task" that the chapter title refers to?
(a) The long hike to rebuild the earth wall at the Gap.
(b) Teaching Franz's bull calf to accept a rider.
(c) Killing the monkeys at the Woodlands.
(d) Rebuilding Falconhurst.

14. Inside their cave, what do the crystals turn out to be?
(a) Quartz.
(b) Rock salt.
(c) Fluorite.
(d) Magnetite.

15. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what creature does Fritz kill on his first solo trip in the new watercraft?
(a) A porpoise.
(b) A whale.
(c) A dolphin.
(d) A walrus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," who suggests making a cave for a winter home?

2. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," which family member thinks of a way to tame their "winged steed" through kindness?

3. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what creature frightens the boys enough that they send for help from their father?

4. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what new kind of bird does the family begin keeping at Rock House?

5. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what new tool does the narrator surprise Elizabeth with?

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