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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. When Fritz suggests that they make a basin at the stream, what material does the narrator say they will need?
(a) Bamboo.
(b) Clay.
(c) Wood.
(d) Steel.

2. What does Jack find in the captain's cabin?
(a) A map that shows their position.
(b) A supply of wine.
(c) Two large dogs.
(d) Several swords and a knife.

3. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what does the family discover on Shark Island after they have left the antelope there for several months?
(a) There is an enormous snake on the island preying on the antelope.
(b) The antelope have eaten all of their fruit trees.
(c) The antelope have had a number of babies.
(d) There is a spring where the antelope can get fresh water.

4. Who thinks to bring the bag of seeds ashore?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Ernest.
(d) Franz.

5. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what new outpost does the family build?
(a) A pasture and shelter for their larger animals near Prospect Hill.
(b) A watchtower and gunpowder storage place near Cape Disappointment.
(c) A plantation of coconut and sugar cane on one of the outlying islands.
(d) A boathouse for the pinnace offshore near Jackal River.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," how does Jack react to the noises that Fritz and the narrator make inside the cave?

2. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what animals threaten the family's dogs while the boys have them at Woodlands?

3. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what does the narrator use tobacco grinders for?

4. What is the narrator's first response to Juno and Turk?

5. What do the narrator and his wife decide the family's first priority should be?

(see the answer key)

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