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

2. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what creature does Fritz catch that ends up towing their boat in to shore?
(a) A dolphin.
(b) A manta ray.
(c) A sea turtle.
(d) A shark.

3. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what do the narrator and Fritz do first when they get to the wreck?
(a) Build large raft.
(b) Make mast and sail for their boat.
(c) Go fishing.
(d) Load up the mattresses and furniture.

4. What do they name the pet monkey?
(a) Squeak.
(b) Coconut.
(c) Knips.
(d) Noah.

5. What is the narrator's response when Ernest says that he wishes they could have some butter?
(a) He asks Ernest if he has any ideas about how to make butter on the island.
(b) He is pleased to be able to surprise the family with some butter from the ship.
(c) He tells Ernest to stop wishing for things and sit down and eat like everybody else.
(d) He says that he will look for a butter churn on board the ship.

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. What suggestion does Fritz make about their barrel boat?

3. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what new bird does the family add to their flock?

4. What does the family decide to name "Tentholm"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is convenient about the discovery of the dead shark's body?

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

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

4. When the narrator finally agrees to build a treehouse, what does he say he will do with their original camping site?

5. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what is convenient about Jack's discovery of clay?

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

7. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what has Elizabeth been doing while most of the family works on the pinnace, and what does she want the family to do next?

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

9. Before they leave the ship, what does the narrator convince Elizabeth to do, and why does she object at first?

10. When the narrator and Fritz go exploring for the first time and are walking through the grass, what animal surprises them, and how do they react?

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