2. What does Fritz do that causes the narrator to tell him that he is the oldest and needs to set a better example?
(a) Get lost on their first day on the island.
(b) Refuse to get in the water to harvest oysters.
(c) Strike one of the dogs with his bun barrel.
(d) Pretend to be asleep when there is work to be done.

3. Who thinks of eating their soup from oyster shells?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Jack.
(c) Ernest.
(d) The narrator.

4. On their way in to shore, what is it revealed that Jack has thought to bring along?
(a) A compass.
(b) Food for the dogs.
(c) A revolver.
(d) The captain's spyglass.

5. 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?
(a) To say goodbye to Elizabeth.
(b) To pray.
(c) One of the dogs.
(d) Their guns.

6. Who is the original author of The Swiss Family Robinson?
(a) Mary Jane Godwin.
(b) Johann Wyss.
(c) Alexander Selkirk.
(d) Daniel DeFoe.

7. At the end of Chapter 5, "A New Home," what does Elizabeth say about another trip to the shipwreck?
(a) They should not stay overnight anymore.
(b) She would like to come with them.
(c) She would like them to get a butter churn.
(d) It makes her very nervous.

8. What does "Robinson" refer to in the title of the book?
(a) The name of the ship the family originally travels on.
(b) Robinson Crusoe.
(c) The family's last name.
(d) The name of the island.

9. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what important food crop does Ernest discover?
(a) Corn.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Manioc.
(d) Figs.

10. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," what important substance does Fritz discover a supply of?
(a) Rubber.
(b) Clay.
(c) Tar.
(d) Gypsum.

11. What does the narrator decide they need to build before they can build the treehouse?
(a) Storage for their gunpowder.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A better boat.
(d) A shelter for the animals.

12. In Chapter 7, "Bread," when the family sleeps in one morning, what is the narrator's response?
(a) He says it is only natural when there are no clocks.
(b) He prays for God to make them less slothful.
(c) He threatens to take away their mattresses.
(d) He suggests that they may have been working too hard.

13. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what creature causes a coconut to nearly hit Ernest?
(a) A bear cub.
(b) A toucan.
(c) A crab.
(d) A monkey.

14. At the beginning of Chapter 4, "Back to the Wreck," what do the narrator and Elizabeth decide their next priority should be?
(a) Salvaging materials from the ship.
(b) Searching for shipwreck survivors.
(c) Searching for fresh water.
(d) Making a more permanent shelter.

15. What does the family hear the sailors shouting just before the ship hits the rocks?
(a) Land!
(b) Sharks!
(c) Ahoy!
(d) Abandon ship!