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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. In the beginning of Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what does the narrator announce that the boys are allowed to do without him?
(a) Take the pinnace out.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Explore.
(d) Decide what to work on during the day.

2. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what does the family do with the corpse of the creature that killed one of their animals and put the family in danger?
(a) The butcher and eat it.
(b) They stuff it and display it in their home.
(c) They bury it at sea.
(d) They haul it to a pit and bury it.

3. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what spice do the boys discover and dislike the taste of?
(a) Cloves.
(b) Pepper.
(c) Anise.
(d) Cinnamon.

4. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what new outpost does the family build?
(a) A plantation of coconut and sugar cane on one of the outlying islands.
(b) A pasture and shelter for their larger animals near Prospect Hill.
(c) A watchtower and gunpowder storage place near Cape Disappointment.
(d) A boathouse for the pinnace offshore near Jackal River.

5. What does the family find living inside the tree that Falconhurst is built on?
(a) Raccoons.
(b) Bees.
(c) A bear cub.
(d) Owls.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what does the narrator do when he finds it difficult to train the animals to pull with a yoke?

2. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," what new creature does Franz discover and kill?

3. Inside their cave, what do the crystals turn out to be?

4. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what creature frightens the boys enough that they send for help from their father?

5. What gourmet food does the family obtain in Chapter 11, "Our Estates"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," how do Jack and Fritz wake the family, and how do their parents respond?

2. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what happens to Jack in the swamp?

3. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," how does the narrator begin the athletic competition, and what is this incident intended to demonstrate about his character?

4. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what improvements are made to the cave house during the winter?

5. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," how do the narrator and his sons make the air in the cave safe?

6. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what is Elizabeth's first reaction to the ostrich, and what does Jack tell her in reply?

7. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," how does the narrator explain grafting to his sons?

8. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what dirty job does the family undertake, and what does it cause Elizabeth to suggest?

9. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," how does Ernest kill the muskrats, and what does he intend to do with them?

10. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," how do the narrator and his sons succeed in catching an ostrich?

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