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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 17, "Bounty and Peril," the family works at "threshing" and "winnowing" a crop (268). What does this mean that they are doing?
(a) They separate older from younger plants so that the younger plants can keep growing.
(b) They separate the usable from the non-usuable parts of the plant.
(c) They use a crushing machine to grind the crop into flour.
(d) They harvest the crop and then plow the field under to rest.

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

3. 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) The narrator.
(d) Franz.

4. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what problem does the narrator solve at Rock House?
(a) Venting smoke from the fire.
(b) The smell from the animals housed there.
(c) The lack of a secure front door.
(d) A lack of light.

5. What does the family build around the roots of the tree that supports Falconhurst?
(a) A staircase.
(b) A place to keep their gunpowder.
(c) A grain storehouse.
(d) A shelter for the animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what clever idea do the boys come up with to make the antelope easier to hunt?

2. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," who suggests making a cave for a winter home?

3. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what work is being done at home while the boys go off to the Gap?

4. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," when the family is making baskets, what idea does Fritz have?

5. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what does the narrator do when he finds it difficult to train the animals to pull with a yoke?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what happens to Jack in the swamp?

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

4. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what is Elizabeth's first reaction to the ostrich, and what does Jack tell her in reply?

5. 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?

6. At the end of Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what construction of Fritz's planning does the family finally find time to work on, and what are the details of its construction?

7. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," where does the family explore for the first time and what new animal do they capture to ride, there?

8. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," how do the narrator and his sons make the air in the cave safe?

9. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," how do the narrator and his three older sons deal with the monkeys who have been damaging their outpost at Woodlands?

10. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," how do the narrator and his sons succeed in catching an ostrich?

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