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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 10 ("Changing Seasons") through Chapter 12 ("Anniversary").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator like about their original camping site?
(a) It is easily defended and close to the shipwreck.
(b) It has plenty of space to expand their dwelling.
(c) It is the best place from which to signal passing ships.
(d) It is close to fresh water and fishing.

2. How does the narrator get the first rope over the branch of the tree that they want to build their home in?
(a) With a bow and arrow.
(b) He sends the monkey up with it.
(c) By weighting the end and throwing the rope.
(d) He climbs up.

3. On their first day on the island, what creature attacks Jack in an inlet of the bay?
(a) A lobster.
(b) A barracuda.
(c) A seal.
(d) A shark.

4. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what instruction does the narrator give his sons on the Sunday at Falconhurst?
(a) He wants them to learn how to cook from their mother.
(b) He wants them to spend more time reading the Bible.
(c) He wants them to practice athletic activities.
(d) He wants them to be more quiet and reflective on the Sabbath.

5. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what does the narrator use tobacco grinders for?
(a) To grind corn.
(b) To shred manioc.
(c) To prepare coconut.
(d) To grind tobacco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they make their swimming belts from?

2. Inside their cave, what do the crystals turn out to be?

3. Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what talent does Franz unexpectedly display?

4. On their second trip out to the shipwreck, what do they discover washed up on an island?

5. Whose idea is it to make the boat out of barrels?

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