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

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

3. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what work is being done at home while the boys go off to the Gap?
(a) They are harvesting bamboo.
(b) They are building a sugar mill.
(c) They are repairing damage to the pinnace.
(d) They are smoking boar meat.

4. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what spice do the boys discover and dislike the taste of?
(a) Cinnamon.
(b) Pepper.
(c) Cloves.
(d) Anise.

5. 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 really no danger that Fritz is likely to run into.
(b) There is not enough room on the pinnace for both Fritz and his boat.
(c) Fritz is showing independence.
(d) Fritz has proven that he can make good judgments on his own.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what idea does Fritz have to pass time during the rainy season?

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

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

5. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what new outpost does the narrator propose?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 10, "Changing Seasons," how does the narrator explain grafting to his sons?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what do the boys find has happened at Prospect Hill, and what is their response?

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