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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator sees the tall, arching roots of the trees where they are going to build their home, what kind of tree does he say they are?
(a) Baobabs.
(b) Mangroves.
(c) Catalpas.
(d) Kauris.

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

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

4. What does Ernest do that causes the narrator to criticize him for thinking he is "clever" (18)?
(a) Bend one of the gun barrels.
(b) Lecture his brothers about things he actually does not know about.
(c) Sets his soup down to cool in a larger shell.
(d) Get himself stuck in the mud by the river.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, "Bread," when Jack and Ernest follow the narrator and Fritz to the bay, what message does the narrator give them for his wife?

2. How do the narrator and Fritz get the sheep and goats to shore?

3. How does the family end up alone on the ship?

4. From the speed of nightfall, what does the narrator deduce?

5. When the tree house is proposed, what is the narrator's response?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Ernest finds oysters and salt, what is the narrator's response?

2. When the narrator finds the karatas plant, what does he ask Ernest, and what does his motivation for the question seem to be?

3. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what do Elizabeth and the narrator disagree about, and what is the outcome of their disagreement?

4. What problem occurs when the family tries to launch their barrel boat, and how do they solve it?

5. Describe the incident at the bridge in Chapter 7, "Bread," when the narrator and Fritz are surprised by Jack and Ernest.

6. How does the family end up on a deserted island?

7. When the children are told of the decision to move to the grove of trees, what is their response and what is it an allusion to?

8. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," how does Ernest eventually end up owning the monkey, Knips?

9. When the narrator wakes Ernest early, what is his reasoning, and how does Ernest respond?

10. What creature does Fritz shoot in the bay, and how does Elizabeth react to this?

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