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

2. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," what animal makes a noise in the woods that terrifies the family?
(a) The buffalo.
(b) A wolf.
(c) The donkey.
(d) A lion.

3. What important substances does the narrator tell his sons can be obtained from fir trees?
(a) Lightweight wood.
(b) Tar.
(c) Resin.
(d) Edible seeds.

4. What does the family build around the roots of the tree that supports Falconhurst?
(a) A place to keep their gunpowder.
(b) A staircase.
(c) A grain storehouse.
(d) A shelter for the animals.

5. What gourmet food does the family obtain in Chapter 11, "Our Estates"?
(a) Foie gras.
(b) Caviar.
(c) Escargot.
(d) Truffles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what does the family decide to call their two newest outposts?

2. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," where does the family decide to keep their supply of gunpowder?

3. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what does the narrator teach the boys to make from birch trees?

4. Chapter 12, "Anniversary," what creature does the family discover has nearly destroyed their farm?

5. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," which animal ends up being the "casualty" of the chapter title?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," how does the family bring water to Falconhurst?

2. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what does the narrator feel as the boys ride away on their first solo expedition?

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

4. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," how does the family make a staircase to their treehouse?

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

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

7. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," where does the family explore for the first time and what new animal do they capture to ride, there?

8. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," why does the narrator not take the pinnace to explore beyond Cape Disappointment?

9. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what do the boys find has happened at Prospect Hill, and what is their response?

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

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