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

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter 6, "Ernest and Me," what tradition does the family observe?
(a) The Sabbath.
(b) Ernest's birthday.
(c) Saturday cleaning.
(d) Thanksgiving.

4. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what agreement does the narrator make with his wife?
(a) He will not stay onboard the wreck overnight.
(b) He will take Elizabeth to the wreck next time they go.
(c) He will not take the children to the wreck anymore.
(d) He will not go to the wreck anymore.

5. In Chapter 9, "A Growing Menagerie," which bird does Fritz capture to keep as a pet?
(a) A penguin.
(b) A grosbeak.
(c) A parrot.
(d) A crane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the ship have so many useful supplies on board?

2. 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?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 4, "Back to the Wreck," what do the narrator and Elizabeth decide their next priority should be?

4. What do they make their swimming belts from?

5. Which animals does the family carry from the ship with them in their improvised boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What jobs does Elizabeth take on from the time of the shipwreck onward?

2. In Chapter 7, "Bread," what does the reader learn about the mission of the ship, and why is this so fortunate for the family?

3. On the second morning, why are the dogs afraid of Fritz, and how does he win them over?

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

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

6. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what process do the narrator and his sons follow as they assemble and launch the new boat?

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

8. How does the family observe their first Sabbath together?

9. 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?

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

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