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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapter 16 ("A Winged Steed") through Chapter 18 ("Repairs and Fortifications").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what does the narrator name the new donkey colt?
(a) Lightfoot.
(b) Storm.
(c) Grumble.
(d) Swift.

2. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," which brother again stays back with his parents while the other boys go off on an expedition?
(a) Ernest.
(b) Franz.
(c) Jack.
(d) Fritz.

3. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what plan does Elizabeth object to?
(a) Killing another shark.
(b) Allowing their youngest child to ride a buffalo.
(c) Training the bull as a guard for their herd.
(d) Letting Juno's puppies wander away into the woods to fend for themselves.

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

5. When Elizabeth learns that they are alone on the ship, what is her response?
(a) She breaks down crying.
(b) She laughs and says that God will protect them.
(c) She says that they should find something to eat.
(d) She says that they should have a family prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what agreement does the narrator make with his wife?

2. What is the first structure that the family lives in?

3. Just as the narrator and Fritz are about to leave camp to explore for the first time, what does he suddenly remember that they have forgotten?

4. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what new creature does Franz discover and kill?

5. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what important food crop does Ernest discover?

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