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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator decide they need to build before they can build the treehouse?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A shelter for the animals.
(c) Storage for their gunpowder.
(d) A better boat.

2. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what creature causes a coconut to nearly hit Ernest?
(a) A toucan.
(b) A crab.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A bear cub.

3. What does "Robinson" refer to in the title of the book?
(a) The name of the island.
(b) Robinson Crusoe.
(c) The family's last name.
(d) The name of the ship the family originally travels on.

4. How does the narrator get the first rope over the branch of the tree that they want to build their home in?
(a) With a bow and arrow.
(b) He sends the monkey up with it.
(c) He climbs up.
(d) By weighting the end and throwing the rope.

5. What does the family hear the sailors shouting just before the ship hits the rocks?
(a) Abandon ship!
(b) Land!
(c) Sharks!
(d) Ahoy!

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jack find in the captain's cabin?

3. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what new weapon does the narrator make for his sons?

4. What substance does the family use to treat animal wounds?

5. Who is the original author of The Swiss Family Robinson?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," how does Ernest eventually end up owning the monkey, Knips?

2. What problem occurs when the family tries to launch their barrel boat, and how do they solve it?

3. Describe the incident at the bridge in Chapter 7, "Bread," when the narrator and Fritz are surprised by Jack and Ernest.

4. How does the family observe their first Sabbath together?

5. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what process do the narrator and his sons follow as they assemble and launch the new boat?

6. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what does the reader learn about the mission of the ship, and why is this so fortunate for the family?

7. When the narrator finds the karatas plant, what does he ask Ernest, and what does his motivation for the question seem to be?

8. What is convenient about the discovery of the dead shark's body?

9. When Fritz shoots the margay, how does Ernest react, and what does the narrator tell him?

10. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what is convenient about Jack's discovery of clay?

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