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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what reason does the narrator give for allowing Fritz to travel ahead alone in the kayak?
(a) There is really no danger that Fritz is likely to run into.
(b) Fritz is showing independence.
(c) There is not enough room on the pinnace for both Fritz and his boat.
(d) Fritz has proven that he can make good judgments on his own.

2. 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.

3. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," why does the narrator tell Jack that he must come along on their expedition to explore the island for snakes?
(a) He says that Jack must stop being lazy.
(b) He needs Jack to show him where the swamp is.
(c) He needs Jack to set a good example for Ernest.
(d) He says that Jack must face what he fears.

4. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," where does the family decide to keep their supply of gunpowder?
(a) On one of the islands in the bay.
(b) Inside the cave they will be living in.
(c) At Falconhurst.
(d) In a hut near their cave.

5. What is the first name that the family gives to their cave house?
(a) Cave House.
(b) Rock House.
(c) Grottoburg.
(d) The Cavern.

6. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what creature does Fritz kill on his first solo trip in the new watercraft?
(a) A porpoise.
(b) A walrus.
(c) A whale.
(d) A dolphin.

7. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what new creature does Ernest discover and kill a great number of?
(a) Beavers.
(b) Muskrats.
(c) Weasels.
(d) Minks.

8. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what has damaged the crops, bridge, and aqueduct?
(a) Neglect.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) A storm.
(d) Monkeys.

9. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what surprise does the narrator have for Franz?
(a) He offers Franz the task of training Grunble.
(b) He invites Franz to be the one to go exploring with him.
(c) He has carved Franz a set of toy animals.
(d) He gives Franz his first gun.

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

11. What fortunate discovery does Jack make while they are hollowing out a cave from the rock?
(a) A new water supply.
(b) Metal that can be used for tool making.
(c) A large cavern.
(d) Bat guano that can be used for fertilizer.

12. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what is the "unpleasant task" that the chapter title refers to?
(a) Killing the monkeys at the Woodlands.
(b) The long hike to rebuild the earth wall at the Gap.
(c) Rebuilding Falconhurst.
(d) Teaching Franz's bull calf to accept a rider.

13. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what kind of fish arrives in large numbers?
(a) Tuna.
(b) Grouper.
(c) Mullet.
(d) Herring.

14. Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what creature does the family discover has nearly destroyed their farm?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Goats.

15. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what clever idea do the boys come up with to make the antelope easier to hunt?
(a) They drive them through the Gap onto the family's side of the island.
(b) They drive the herd into a cave.
(c) They drive them into the ocean, where they are slowed down trying to swim.
(d) They drive the herd off of a cliff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the family find living inside the tree that Falconhurst is built on?

2. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what watercraft does the family cover with seal skins?

3. Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," what does the family find that will allow Elizabeth to make cloth?

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

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

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