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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 do they make dog armor from?
(a) Turtle shells.
(b) Porcupine quills.
(c) Coconut shells.
(d) Shark skin.

2. What is the narrator's response when Ernest says that he wishes they could have some butter?
(a) He asks Ernest if he has any ideas about how to make butter on the island.
(b) He is pleased to be able to surprise the family with some butter from the ship.
(c) He says that he will look for a butter churn on board the ship.
(d) He tells Ernest to stop wishing for things and sit down and eat like everybody else.

3. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what unusual food does the narrator convince Fritz to try?
(a) Tarantula.
(b) Roasted larvae.
(c) Seaweed.
(d) Ant eggs.

4. On their first day on the island, what creature attacks Jack in an inlet of the bay?
(a) A shark.
(b) A barracuda.
(c) A lobster.
(d) A seal.

5. Which animals does the family carry from the ship with them in their improvised boat?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Goats.
(c) The dogs.
(d) Ducks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Franz at the beginning of the story?

3. What does Jack offer to make for the dogs?

4. What does Ernest do that causes the narrator to criticize him for thinking he is "clever" (18)?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Before they leave the ship, what does the narrator convince Elizabeth to do, and why does she object at first?

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

4. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what has Elizabeth been doing while most of the family works on the pinnace, and what does she want the family to do next?

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

6. How does the family end up on a deserted island?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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