Katherine Rundell's The Explorer

What is the setting of the story?

• An island in the Pacific Ocean

• The Amazon Rainforest

• London, England

• The City of Manaus Brazil

What is the initial problem the children encounter?

• they are attacked by wild animals in the jungle

• their ship sinks and they are adrift in the ocean

• the pilot dies and their plane crashes

• a stranger stalks them and they have to hide in a cave

Which character is the youngest?

• Fred

• Lila

• Con

• Max

What is the first shelter the children find?

• in an abandoned den

• in the shell of the plane

• in a dark cave

• in a lean-to they constructed

What kind of fish were in the river?

• salmon

• tuna

• sharks

• piranha

What kind of animal did Lila befriend?

• a hyacinth macaw

• a tarantula

• a sloth

• a monkey

Why was Fred in Brazil?

• to learn Portuguese

• a holiday

• to recover from pnemonia

• a school trip