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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," what reason does the narrator give for allowing Fritz to travel ahead alone in the kayak?
(a) There is not enough room on the pinnace for both Fritz and his boat.
(b) There is really no danger that Fritz is likely to run into.
(c) Fritz has proven that he can make good judgments on his own.
(d) Fritz is showing independence.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," what does Elizabeth ask the narrator to construct?
(a) A flight of stairs,
(b) A sturdier fireplace.
(c) A stronger roof.
(d) A butter churn.

3. What important substances does the narrator tell his sons can be obtained from fir trees?
(a) Edible seeds.
(b) Lightweight wood.
(c) Tar.
(d) Resin.

4. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what surprise does the narrator have for Franz?
(a) He invites Franz to be the one to go exploring with him.
(b) He has carved Franz a set of toy animals.
(c) He offers Franz the task of training Grunble.
(d) He gives Franz his first gun.

5. What gourmet food does the family obtain in Chapter 11, "Our Estates"?
(a) Caviar.
(b) Escargot.
(c) Foie gras.
(d) Truffles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what creature frightens the boys enough that they send for help from their father?

2. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what clever way do the boys find of communicating across distances?

3. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what important date does the family celebrate?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what does the narrator announce that the boys are allowed to do without him?

5. Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what creature does the family discover has nearly destroyed their farm?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what does the narrator feel as the boys ride away on their first solo expedition?

4. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what new boat do they make and what is Elizabeth's reaction?

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

6. 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?

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

8. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," when the sea turtle is towing the pinnace, what do the boys call the narrator, and how does he respond?

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

10. 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?

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