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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 family decide to call the bay where they first came ashore?
(a) Safety Bay.
(b) Oyster Bay.
(c) Shark Bay.
(d) Lobster Bay.

2. Just as the narrator and Fritz are about to leave camp to explore for the first time, what does he suddenly remember that they have forgotten?
(a) One of the dogs.
(b) To say goodbye to Elizabeth.
(c) To pray.
(d) Their guns.

3. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what new weapon does the narrator make for his sons?
(a) A catapult.
(b) A boomerang.
(c) A crossbow.
(d) A bola.

4. How does the narrator solve the problem of the pinnace being trapped inside the shipwreck?
(a) He waits to assemble the pinnace until the crates are all at Tentholm.
(b) He uses an axe to break a hole in the hull of the ship.
(c) He waits to assemble the pinnace until all the crates are on deck.
(d) He uses explosives to blow a hole in the hull of the ship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the family hear the sailors shouting just before the ship hits the rocks?

2. Why is Elizabeth so frightened when the narrator has the boys fire the pinnace's cannon?

3. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what do the narrator and Fritz do first when they get to the wreck?

4. What creatures does Jack mistake for "little people" (103)?

5. What do they name the pet monkey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When the children are told of the decision to move to the grove of trees, what is their response and what is it an allusion to?

3. What jobs does Elizabeth take on from the time of the shipwreck onward?

4. On the second morning, why are the dogs afraid of Fritz, and how does he win them over?

5. In Chapter 4, "Back to the Wreck," how does Elizabeth react when Jack and Ernest fail to shoot the birds when they are traveling through the tall grass?

6. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what do Elizabeth and the narrator disagree about, and what is the outcome of their disagreement?

7. When the narrator finally agrees to build a treehouse, what does he say he will do with their original camping site?

8. What creature does Fritz shoot in the bay, and how does Elizabeth react to this?

9. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what happens as a result of Ernest's discovery of manioc root?

10. When Fritz and the narrator feel lonely for other people, what does the narrator tell Fritz?

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