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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter 13 ("Unpleasant Tasks") through Chapter 15 ("We Explore Inland").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what creature does the narrator cause to tow the pinnace to shore?
(a) A dolphin.
(b) A shark.
(c) A sea turtle.
(d) A manta ray.

2. How does the family test whether fruits are safe to eat?
(a) They eat a small piece first.
(b) They see if their monkey will eat them.
(c) They look to see if any of the island's animals eat the fruit.
(d) They ask Ernest, who knows a lot about the natural world.

3. What is the first structure that the family lives in?
(a) A treehouse.
(b) A cave.
(c) A hut.
(d) A tent.

4. The title of Chapter 9 is "A Growing Menagerie." What is a menagerie?
(a) A collection of weapons.
(b) A collection of animals.
(c) A family.
(d) A homestead.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they make their swimming belts from?

2. Who suggests a way to measure the distance across the stream?

3. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," which animal ends up being the "casualty" of the chapter title?

4. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what plan does Elizabeth object to?

5. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what creature does Fritz catch that ends up towing their boat in to shore?

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