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

2. What fortunate discovery does Jack make while they are hollowing out a cave from the rock?
(a) Metal that can be used for tool making.
(b) A large cavern.
(c) Bat guano that can be used for fertilizer.
(d) A new water supply.

3. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," where does the family decide to keep their supply of gunpowder?
(a) In a hut near their cave.
(b) On one of the islands in the bay.
(c) At Falconhurst.
(d) Inside the cave they will be living in.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what food do the boys persuade Elizabeth to cook and then find disgusting?

2. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what does the narrator teach the boys to make from birch trees?

3. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," what does Ernest train Knips to do?

4. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what reason does the narrator give for allowing Fritz to travel ahead alone in the kayak?

5. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what odd-looking creature do the narrator and Fritz discover?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what reactions does the family have to the dead whale?

2. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what new method of skinning animals does the narrator devise, and why does he feel it is necessary?

3. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what improvements are made to the cave house during the winter?

4. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," how does the narrator explain grafting to his sons?

5. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," how does the narrator begin the athletic competition, and what is this incident intended to demonstrate about his character?

6. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," how does the family make a staircase to their treehouse?

7. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," when the boys return from hunting, what does Jack say about hunting with the ostrich, and what is the narrator's reply?

8. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," how does the family bring water to Falconhurst?

9. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," how does Franz end up with a large animal to take care of and train?

10. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what dirty job does the family undertake, and what does it cause Elizabeth to suggest?

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