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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," how does the family try to secure the Gap before they leave the area?
(a) They create a watchtower, complete with a cannon.
(b) They build a bamboo fence.
(c) They build an earthen mound and plant thorn bushes.
(d) The use explosives to fill it in with rock.

2. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," who suggests making a cave for a winter home?
(a) Fritz.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Ernest.
(d) The narrator.

3. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what new outpost does the narrator propose?
(a) A farm.
(b) A fishing platform.
(c) A watchtower.
(d) An orchard.

4. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what does the family pass the winter learning?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Languages.
(c) Fishing techniques.
(d) Basket weaving.

5. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," the family works at "threshing" and "winnowing" a crop (268). What does this mean that they are doing?
(a) They separate the usable from the non-usuable parts of the plant.
(b) They harvest the crop and then plow the field under to rest.
(c) They separate older from younger plants so that the younger plants can keep growing.
(d) They use a crushing machine to grind the crop into flour.

6. 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 makes excellent fertilizer.
(c) It will repel insects.
(d) It can be used in making clay items.

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

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

9. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what creature becomes the family's "winged steed"?
(a) An ostrich.
(b) A cassowary.
(c) A condor.
(d) An emu.

10. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what food do the boys persuade Elizabeth to cook and then find disgusting?
(a) Elephant ear.
(b) Shark fin soup.
(c) Rhinoceros horn.
(d) Whale tongue.

11. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what crop does the family harvest "Italian style" (266)?
(a) Sugar cane.
(b) Manioc.
(c) Grain.
(d) Potatoes.

12. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what animals threaten the family's dogs while the boys have them at Woodlands?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Dingoes.
(c) Hyenas.
(d) Jackals.

13. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what does the family decide to call their two newest outposts?
(a) Woodlands and Prospect Hill.
(b) Rockburg and Cape Disappointment.
(c) Prospect Hill and Rockburg.
(d) Cape Disappointment and Woodlands.

14. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," which animal ends up being the "casualty" of the chapter title?
(a) Grizzle.
(b) Lightfoot.
(c) Turk.
(d) Storm.

15. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," how does Jack react to the noises that Fritz and the narrator make inside the cave?
(a) He is frightened and bursts into tears.
(b) He thinks they are in danger and rushes inside.
(c) He runs away and gets lost in the swamp.
(d) He yells into the cave and then fires his gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fortunate discovery does Jack make while they are hollowing out a cave from the rock?

2. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what important date does the family celebrate?

3. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what new creature does Ernest discover and kill a great number of?

4. What does Franz make with the reeds that his brothers bring him?

5. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what has damaged the crops, bridge, and aqueduct?

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