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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," why does the narrator tell Jack that he must come along on their expedition to explore the island for snakes?
(a) He needs Jack to set a good example for Ernest.
(b) He needs Jack to show him where the swamp is.
(c) He says that Jack must face what he fears.
(d) He says that Jack must stop being lazy.

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

3. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what does the narrator use to teach their new birds how to find their way home?
(a) The scent of aniseed.
(b) Smoke signals.
(c) The sound of bamboo striking a barrel.
(d) The flashing light from a piece of tin.

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

5. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," when the family is making baskets, what idea does Fritz have?
(a) To make a chicken coop from a large basket.
(b) To make the family hats from the same materials.
(c) To make a basket to carry Elizabeth.
(d) To weave a shallow basket for fishing.

6. How does the family celebrate the special occasion in Chapter 12, "Anniversary"?
(a) With an athletic competition.
(b) With an all-day religious service.
(c) With their first cake on the island.
(d) With a cruise aboard the pinnace.

7. What does the family find living inside the tree that Falconhurst is built on?
(a) A bear cub.
(b) Owls.
(c) Bees.
(d) Raccoons.

8. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what new creature does Ernest discover and kill a great number of?
(a) Muskrats.
(b) Weasels.
(c) Beavers.
(d) Minks.

9. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what does the narrator do when he finds it difficult to train the animals to pull with a yoke?
(a) Gives up and works on another project.
(b) Reads a book in their library about how to train the animals.
(c) Keeps trying until he succeeds.
(d) Asks Ernest for advice.

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

11. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," which family member thinks of a way to tame their "winged steed" through kindness?
(a) Franz.
(b) Ernest.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Elizabeth.

12. 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 in making clay items.
(b) It will repel insects.
(c) It makes excellent fertilizer.
(d) It can be used for soap.

13. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what "moist secret" (284) does Jack bring back to Rockburg?
(a) Water lilies.
(b) Clay.
(c) Catfish.
(d) Bullfrogs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what work is being done at home while the boys go off to the Gap?

2. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what creature does Fritz kill on his first solo trip in the new watercraft?

3. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what animals threaten the family's dogs while the boys have them at Woodlands?

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

5. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what crop does the family harvest "Italian style" (266)?

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