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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 15, "We Explore Inland," what use does the narrator say the family can find for fuller's earth?
(a) It will repel insects.
(b) It can be used in making clay items.
(c) It makes excellent fertilizer.
(d) It can be used for soap.

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

3. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what does the family name the new mount?
(a) Cyclone.
(b) Blizzard.
(c) Typhoon.
(d) Hurricane.

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

5. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what does the narrator teach the boys to make from birch trees?
(a) A canoe.
(b) Birch beer.
(c) Wintergreen candy.
(d) Roofing material.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which family member discovers the Canary wine?

2. What does the family name "Falconhurst"?

3. Why does the narrator think that it is a good idea to keep rabbits on Whale Island?

4. What substance does the family use to treat animal wounds?

5. At the end of Chapter 5, "A New Home," what does Elizabeth say about another trip to the shipwreck?

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