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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what happens to Jack when he is gathering canes?
(a) He gets lost and the family has to search for him.
(b) He finds their old donkey and its new mate.
(c) He and Fangs have to face down a pack of wild jackals.
(d) He falls in the swamp and gets stuck in the mud.

2. Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what creature does the family discover has nearly destroyed their farm?
(a) Elephants.
(b) Goats.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Pigs.

3. What is the first name that the family gives to their cave house?
(a) Rock House.
(b) The Cavern.
(c) Cave House.
(d) Grottoburg.

4. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what creature frightens the boys enough that they send for help from their father?
(a) Hippos.
(b) Rhinos.
(c) Water buffaloes.
(d) Elephants.

5. 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) There is a spring where the antelope can get fresh water.
(b) There is an enormous snake on the island preying on the antelope.
(c) The antelope have had a number of babies.
(d) The antelope have eaten all of their fruit trees.

6. At the beginning of Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," what does Elizabeth ask the narrator to construct?
(a) A butter churn.
(b) A flight of stairs,
(c) A stronger roof.
(d) A sturdier fireplace.

7. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," who adopts Fritz's jackal puppy?
(a) Juno.
(b) A wild jackal.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Franz.

8. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what does the family rename Rock House?
(a) Rockburg.
(b) Safeholm.
(c) Cavehurst.
(d) Grand Cavern.

9. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what creatures does Fritz poison in large numbers?
(a) Fish.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Seals.
(d) Birds.

10. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what plan does Elizabeth object to?
(a) Letting Juno's puppies wander away into the woods to fend for themselves.
(b) Killing another shark.
(c) Allowing their youngest child to ride a buffalo.
(d) Training the bull as a guard for their herd.

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

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

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

14. What important substances does the narrator tell his sons can be obtained from fir trees?
(a) Resin.
(b) Tar.
(c) Lightweight wood.
(d) Edible seeds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," what animal makes a noise in the woods that terrifies the family?

2. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what does the narrator use to teach their new birds how to find their way home?

3. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what does the family decide to call their two newest outposts?

4. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what problem does the narrator solve at Rock House?

5. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what creature does the family find on an outlying island?

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