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

2. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what use does the narrator say the family can find for fuller's earth?
(a) It can be used in making clay items.
(b) It will repel insects.
(c) It can be used for soap.
(d) It makes excellent fertilizer.

3. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what new creature does Franz discover and kill?
(a) An armadillo.
(b) A heron.
(c) A capybara.
(d) A platypus.

4. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what animals threaten the family's dogs while the boys have them at Woodlands?
(a) Jackals.
(b) Dingoes.
(c) Hyenas.
(d) Wolves.

5. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what odd-looking creature do the narrator and Fritz discover?
(a) A platypus.
(b) An armadillo.
(c) A shoebill.
(d) A bushbaby.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," what does Elizabeth ask the narrator to construct?

2. What important substances does the narrator tell his sons can be obtained from fir trees?

3. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," where does the family decide to keep their supply of gunpowder?

4. What is the first name that the family gives to their cave house?

5. Why does the narrator collect sap from the euphorbia tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," how do Jack and Fritz wake the family, and how do their parents respond?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," why does the narrator not take the pinnace to explore beyond Cape Disappointment?

6. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what are the improvements that the family makes to the cave before they move in?

7. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what new source of potential danger does the family discover, and what do they decide to do about it?

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

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

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

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