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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) Fritz is showing independence.
(c) Fritz has proven that he can make good judgments on his own.
(d) There is really no danger that Fritz is likely to run into.

2. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what creature becomes the family's "winged steed"?
(a) A condor.
(b) A cassowary.
(c) An emu.
(d) An ostrich.

3. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," who adopts Fritz's jackal puppy?
(a) Franz.
(b) Juno.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) A wild jackal.

4. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what does the family decide to call their two newest outposts?
(a) Cape Disappointment and Woodlands.
(b) Rockburg and Cape Disappointment.
(c) Woodlands and Prospect Hill.
(d) Prospect Hill and Rockburg.

5. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what idea does Fritz have to pass time during the rainy season?
(a) He wants to learn to speak Malay.
(b) He wants to make a kayak.
(c) He wants to make more comfortable beds and chairs.
(d) He wants to learn to carve.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what does the narrator use to teach their new birds how to find their way home?

2. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what problem does the narrator solve at Rock House?

3. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what creature does Fritz kill on his first solo trip in the new watercraft?

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

5. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what does the family name the new mount?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," how does Ernest kill the muskrats, and what does he intend to do with them?

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

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

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