Swiss Family Robinson Excerpt

What was the narrator trying to do with the casks floating alongside the boat?

• Retrieve them

• Ignore them

• Sink them

• Sell them

The narrator helped Jack when he was in danger by:

• calling for help

• giving him first aid

• pulling him to safety

• distracting the threat

What did Jack do with the lobster after recovering his spirits?

• He cooked it.

• He threw it back into the sea.

• He gave it to a friend.

• He kept it as a pet.

Why did the narrator say, 'You are acting in a very childish way, my son'?

• Because the son was throwing a tantrum

• Because the son was playing with toys

• Because the son was refusing to eat

• Because the son was crying

What did Jack's mother decide about making lobster soup?

• She decided to make it.

• She decided not to make it.

• She was unsure about making it.

• She asked Jack to make it.

What inference can be made about Jack’s personality based on his reaction to catching the lobster?

• He is easily frightened but quickly recovers.

• He dislikes animals and wants to harm them.

• He does not enjoy sharing his discoveries.

• He is uninterested in showing off his success.

What can be inferred about the family’s situation from the narrator’s statement that Jack was “the first to discover anything useful”?

• The family is exploring an unfamiliar place and looking for resources.

• The family has lived in this place for a long time and knows it well.

• The family does not need to search for food because they have plenty.

• The family is uninterested in finding food or supplies.

Which quote best supports the inference that the narrator values fairness and restraint in dealing with animals?

• “Never strike an enemy in a revengeful spirit, or when the enemy is unable to defend itself.”

• “Jack, having speedily recovered his spirits, and anxious to take such a prize to his mother, caught the lobster in both hands.”

• “Jack . . . instantly received such a severe blow from its tail that he flung it down and passionately hit the creature with a large stone.”

• “On my return, I resumed the subject of Jack’s lobster and told him he should have the offending claw all to himself when it was ready to be eaten.

Which quote best supports the inference that the narrator is resourceful?

• “Having remarked that the scene of Jack’s adventure afforded a convenient place for getting my casks on shore, I returned thither and succeeded in drawing them up on the beach.”

• “He was at some distance, and I hurried toward him with a hatchet in my hand.”

• “Jack . . . instantly received such a severe blow from its tail that he flung it down and passionately hit the creature with a large stone.”

• “All came crowding round Jack and his prize, wondering at its unusual size.”

What inference can be made about the mother’s personality based on her response to cooking the lobster?

• She is cautious and prefers to prepare meals one step at a time.

• She is uninterested in cooking and refuses to make a meal.

• She does not think the lobster is safe to eat.

• She does not want to prepare any food for the family.