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1.1 For how many days was the storm goin on before the ship wrecked?
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6 days
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1.2 What false promise did the seeamen make out of fear?
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vows to god, dedicate sould
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1.3 How did the father/narrator try to calm his sons during the storm
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god will handle it, pray, in gods hands
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1.4 How did the crew abandon the family?
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got in the boats and lowered them, took the last lifeboat
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1.5 Why did the ship not completely sink?
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jammed between two rocks
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1.6 What is Providence?
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fortune, luck
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1.7 What is the name of the eldest son?
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Fritz
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1.8 What does the father say about his eldest son's treatment of his brothers?
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speaks too harshly even if he doesnt mean to
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1.9 What is the name of the youngest son?
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Franz
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1.10 What supplies did each of the boys find?
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Franz-fishhook, Jack-dogs, Fritz-guns(supplies), Ernest-nails, ax, hammer, pincers, chisels
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1.11 What animals did they discover were still alive on the ship?
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cow, donkey, two goats, six sheep, ram, sow, two dogs
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1.12 What suggestion does Jack give for saving the two dogs?
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They can help hunt
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1.13 Describe the raft which they built to get ashore.
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8 tubs on a long thin plack, ends bent upward, planks on side brought to a point.
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1.14 Explain the use of the lever.
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to move the raft into the water
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2.1 What did they decide to do about the animals on board?
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leave them on the ship with food, maybe come back to get them
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2.2 What items did they decide to take ashore with them?
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canvas, tools, gun (supplies), rods, pot, soup, biscuits, chickens
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2.3 What are the names of each of the 4 boys and how does the narrator describe them?
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Franz-pretty, 8 Fritz-handsome, spirited, 15 Jack-bold, thoughtless Ernest-intelligent, wellformed, indolent
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2.4 What are the two dogs' names?
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Turk and Juno
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2.5 What useful tool did Jack remember to bring?
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a spyglass
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2.6 Besides the two dogs, what other animals made their way to the island?
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geese and ducks
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2.7 What were the two types of creatures that they first encountered?
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flamingos and penguins
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2.8 What was the first task they decided to undertake once ashore?
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unloading, set up tent
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2.9 What were the cakes made of that they boiled?
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juice of good meat, fat to make soup
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2.10 What attacked Jack?
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a huge lobster
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2.11 What does father scold Jack for?
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striking an enemy in a revengful spirit, acting childish
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2.12 Ernest corrects Jack about what type of shellfish?
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mussles
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2.13 What useful substance does Ernest discover?
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salt
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2.14 Of what use are the oyster shells to them?
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to make spoons/bowls
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2.15 What does Fritz want to do?
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go collect things washed on shore from the wreck back to the ship
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2.16 What odd animal has Fritz discovered?
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agouti
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2.17 For what action does Fritz get scolded by his father?
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beating the dog, brothers, acting childish
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2.18 What has the wife brought from the ship that will be very useful?
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grains, vegetable seeds
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3.1 What did they eat for breakfast?
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lobster and biscuits
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3.2 What do father and Fritz decide to do?
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go on an excursion
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3.3 What do Fritz and father disagree about?
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to shoot or stay quiet, to see if other men from ship are there
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3.4 What do the two men find to nourish themselves?
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coconuts
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3.5 Of what use is the calabash tree to them?
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have fruit that can make spoons, bowls.
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3.6 What did they make from the gourds?
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spoons, bowls
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3.7 What long stemmed item do they find?
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sugar cane
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3.8 How do they fool the monkeys into helping them?
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they throw stones, monkeys follow by throqing coconuts, they collect them.
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4.1 What story does father remind Fritz of to teach him patience?
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Aesop and his breadbasket
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4.2 Why was Fritz unable to extract juice from the sugarcane?
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he made a vacuum with his mouth like a straw
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4.3 What happens to the coconut milk in the heat of the sun?
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ferments to vinigar
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4.4 What does turk kill while on their journey back to the beack?
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a monkey
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4.5 what does fritz get as a result of turk's kill?
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a baby monkey
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4.6 What responsibilty does father tell Fritz comes with this new creature?
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to train it well
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4.7 When they return to the beach, what is for dinner and how did they get?
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penguin, ernest killed wild bird with a stick
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4.8 What attacked the dogs during the night?
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jackals
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5.1 What do they decide needs dione first thing in the morning?
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to return to the wreck
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5.2 Why area they in disagreeent about what attacked them during the night?
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the species, this animal had qualities of a lot of other animals
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5.3 What does Ernest decide to make in order to help protect the dogs?
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spiked collars
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5.4 Before going back to the wreckage, was does father construct to give him peace of mind?
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singal post/flag, keep up if all was well
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5.5 How does the monkey eat once they are on the wreckage?
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goat milk
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5.6 What does Fritz recomment that they do first once on the wreckage?
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fix a mast and sail to the boat
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5.7 What was the purpose of the sailing ship originally?
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supplying a young colony
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5.8 List the items they ather from the wreck?
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powder, shot, weapons, kitchen utensils, food, livestock
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5.9 How do they get the livestock back to the island?
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swimming belts
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5.10 What does Fritz shoot as they head back to the island?
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a shark
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5.11 Along with the ham, what has been found that will also get eaten tonight for dinner?
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turtle eggs
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6.1 Why do mother fell like they are unable to continue living on the beach?
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sun, no shelter
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6.2 Why do they think that the big bird that they saw is not eagle?
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eagles dont lay their eggs on the ground.
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6.3 who discovered the turtle eggs?
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juno
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6.4 What is mother's idea for a new living arrangement that will protect them from the jackals?
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in a tree
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7.1 Why does father like the idea of continuing to live on the beach?
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safe guarded by a clif, convienience
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7.2 Why does mother not wish father to return to the ship for more supplies?
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anxietey when they are on the ocean
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7.3 Father finally gives in, but he thinks they should leave something on the beach. What will they leave there, why, and in what way will it be hidden?
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gun powder, not have close to sleeping, second place to run to, hollow in rock
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7.4 What must father construch before they can venture to their new home?
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a bridge
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7.5 When father and the boys discover the dead body of the shark that Franz killed, they take a piece of the skin for what purpose?
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to use like a file
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7.6 What do they bring back from the ship this time?
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boards and planks
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7.7 What new food has jack discovered while they were gone?
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crawfish
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8.1 How does mother help to capture the chickens before they start their move?
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scatters grain by the tent
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8.2 What has Jack named his monkey?
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knips
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8.3 What makes their travel difficult?
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extremely high grasses
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8.4 On page 60, father notices how each of the boys reacts to the sound in the tall grass. What do these characteristic behaviors reveal about eaach boy?
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Fritz-calm, defensive, ready Ernest-ready, uses mind more than body, scared but willing Jack-not mature enough, reckless
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8.5 What type of tree do they decide to build their home in>
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mangrove figtree
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8.6 What suggestion does father make about determining if something is edible?
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if birds or monkeys eat it
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9.1 What does father have his wife make and for what reason?
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harness for donkey and cow, help build tree house
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9.2 What type of wood do they dtermine to use to make the ladder?
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bamboo
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9.3 What type of bird are they determined to tame for a pet?
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flamingo
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9.4 How does father appease his wife about the animal being another mouth to feed?
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it doesn't eat grain, just insects, fish, it can get itself
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9.5 What subject does father use to determine how they will live up in the tree?
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geometry
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9.6 Explain how he determines this.
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imaginary lines
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9.7 How high will they live and why does he need to know this?
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30 feet - to make a ladder
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9.8 What weapon does he make and how does he really use it as a tool?
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bow and arrow, to shoot trees up high
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9.9 Once they are up in the tree, what tool does father use to get the beams up?
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a pulley
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9.10 In waht did they sleep that first night?
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hammocks
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9.11 What did they use as a ceiling?
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sail cloth
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9.12 How does mother hope to "tame" the sow?
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by giving her leftover milk. comin back to get fed
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9.13 What does father promise mother about the use of the extra milk?
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to not waste it - churn
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9.14 What makes father sleep better at the end of this chapter?
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all together in ahome, feels safe
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10.1 What does father say should be done today and why?
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rest because its the seventh day
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10.2 What does Franz ask father to make him?
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a little bow and arrow
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10.3 What does father say about valuable discoveries? what does he mean?
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have been the results of thoughts no wiser than Franz, stupid ideas may be best
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10.4 What method are going to use to preserve the meat of the birds?
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half cooked in cases with meleted lard or butter
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10.5 Explain the names of the following places and why they chose those names: Safety Bay Tentholm Shark Island Flamingo Marsh Falconhurst Prospect Hill
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Safety Bay - graditude for escape Tentholm - where they first built the tent Shark Island - where the shark came up Flamingo Marsh - where the flamingos were Falconhurst - where they are up high Prospect Hill - where they went up, over see the water
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10.6 What two things do they make for Turk?
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curiass, amour helmet for juno
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10.7 What valuable vegetable does Earnest discover?
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potatoes
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10.8 Descrine the variety of ways in which they be able to use the karatas plant.
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filiments-threads leaves- salve pith-tinde, bait for fish, fire
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10.9 How does Ernest capture the ducks?
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tied cheese to thread and threw in water
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11.1 How are they going to use the driftwood?
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sledge
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11.2 What characteristic does father wish that Ernest would develop?
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presence of mind, acting quickly, not thinking so much
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11.3 What suggestion does mother make after expressing concerns about usin too much of what supply?
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powder and shot, make traps instead
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11.4 What supply does mother send father back to the beach for?
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butter
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11.5 What does father accuse Ernest of?
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being lazy
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11.6 How does Ernest show ingenuity?
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taking boards off the bridge so that the animals cant pass
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11.7 what 2 animals does Ernest kill for food?
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salmon and kangaroo
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11.8 What regret does father have near the end of the chapter?
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bringing more clothes
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11.9 What other method of meat preservation are they going to use?
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salting
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12.1 What fear does father show of his wife?
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sleepin on ships, makes boys tell mom
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12.2 What do they make when they get to the shipwreck and for what purpose?
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an excellent supper, make raft
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12.3 Describe some of the valuable items they decide to bring back?
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furniture, doors, chests, silverware, fruit trees, fishing lines, harpoons
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12.4 Father discusses concerns about determining what to bring back because the ship could sink at any moment. What criteria do you think should be used in making those decisions?
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(opinion) the weight, how much they need it, can't make, more than one thing
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12.5 What new weapon does Fritz use and how does it almost ruin them?
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telescope, steer toward turtle, trutle tries to drag toward sea
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12.6 Besides the meat, how else will they utilize the turtle they killed?
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shell for water trough
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12.7 In past chapters, father told them to watch what the monkey eats to determine if a plant is poison. Why is that same advice not good for the sow?
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swine eats many things injurous to men.
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12.8 How is the manioc root valuable and yet dangerous at the same time?
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juice can be posionous, but can prepare flour with whats left
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13.1 Why does father decide to isit the beach?
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worried about safety of vessels
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13.2 What does Jack find of value on the wreckage?
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wheel barrow
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13.3 What does Fritz find on the wreckage that father really wants to build?
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pinnace
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13.4 What animal do they attempt to tame as a new pet?
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penguin
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13.5 What vegetables does mother being to plant?
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indian corn, melons, cucumbers
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13.6 What does mother think that father wants to make?
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snuff- ground up tabacco
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13.7 How does father intend to use the tobacco graters?
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to make bread
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13.8 Why do they have to extract the sap from the root grindings?
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it contains poision, pith is usefull
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13.9 How will they preserve the flour?
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in barrels
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13.10 Why does father intend on only making one flour cake this first time?
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to experiment if its poisonous
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14.1 What uneasy agreement do mother and father come to?
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that the three boys can go as long as they dont spend the niht
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14.2 What is the first difficulty in building the pinnace?
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getting to it, not much room, clear out space
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14.3 What adjustment to livin arrangements has mother made?
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back to tentholm
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14.4 What is the 2nd difficulty once the pinnace was completed?
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imprisoned in the walls, need to launch
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14.5 How does father decide to free the pinnance?
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to blow at the side vessel by the pinnance, hold inside of ship
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14.6 Why do you think he keeps this idea a secret from the boys?
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because its recklace, boys out of controll
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14.7 What had mother been doing while they had been building the pinnace?
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gardening, lettuce, cabbage, beans
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14.8 What does mother want father to build for her?
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somethin to irrigate the plants
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15.1 What does mother want father to do at the beginning of this chapter?
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attend to the fruit trees
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15.2 Approximately how much time had passed while they worked on building the pinnace?
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several weeks, about a month, at least three weeks
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15.3 Why does father think that athletic exercise is important?
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grow strong, cope with danger
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15.4 What new weapon does father create?
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miniature lasso
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15.5 Why do they decide to visit the Calabash Woods?
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to make a large supple of vessels and untensils - guords
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15.6 Explain why father calls their initial visit to Monkey Grove a "tracomic" adventure.
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because of the way Fritz killed knips mom
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15.7 What new animal do they find up in a tree?
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land crab
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15.8 How does jack capture the creature?
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threw his jacket over it and jumps on top
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15.9 What does the "liane rouge" supply them with?
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drinking water
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15.10 What new substance do Fritz and father find?
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india rubber
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15.11 How does father intend on attempting to use it?
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boots and shoes
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15.12 What does father try eating on his baked potato?
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fat worms or magots
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16.1 What 2 reasons does father give for his reasons of doubt in candle making?
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no animal fat or not sure how to make them
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16.2 What do they decide to turn the sledge into?
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a cart
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16.3 What do they build between the trees that they planted?
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a road
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16.4 Name the two things that they do at Tentholm to protect them from attacks?
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hedge, mounted gun
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16.5 How much time goes by as they are working on Tentholm?
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six weeks
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16.6 What change does father see in his sons?
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strength and being helpful
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16.7 After the last trip to the shipwreck, what does father do at the end of the trip?
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blow up with gun powder
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16.8 They go back to the caoutchouc tree so they can start making what?
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get sap for waterproof boots and leggings
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16.9 What does father give the boys to make it easier to climb the trees?
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sharkskin for chaps
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16.10 What was inside the nutshell that Earnest gave his mother?
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rosey liquor
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17.1 What did they name the donkey?
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grizzle
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17.2 Why did father not take the two oldest boys to help him look for the donkeys?
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to protect their mother
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17.3 How did they attempt to take the new buffalo calf?
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put a ring in his nose to lead him
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17.4 What other newborn animal (not a bird) did they bring back as a pet?
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jackal
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17.5 What type of animal are they going to attempt to train to help them hunt?
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eagle
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17.6 How are they going to use the sago tree?
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make into troughs to carry water
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17.7 What do news do they discover about the sow?
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had babies
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17.8 How does Ernest tame the eagle?
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tobacco smoke all around his head
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17.9 What does Fritz have to give Ernest as a reward for taming the eagle?
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knipps
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18.1 What do they do when they discover the trees all have been blown over?
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use bamboo to prop them up
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18.2 What is grafting?
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insert knot of a tree into a hole of another tree to grow the together
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18.3 What does mother ask father to build for her in the tree house?
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stairs
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18.4 How do they soothe Jack's bee stings?
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put earth on them
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18.5 How do they get the bees out of the tree?
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tobacco smoke/make new hive
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18.6 What does the author imply happens to some of Juno's pups?
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they died
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18.7 What does the eagle respond to now that he is trained?
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obey voice and whistle
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18.8 What has Ernest trained Knips to do?
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get coconuts from the trees
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18.9 Which of the boys is the least successful in training his pet?
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jack
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18.10 What do they build in order to help them direct water to Falconhurst?
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a resivior/a dam
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19.1 When Grizzle returns, what has he brought with him?
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onager
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19.2 How does father tame this new beast?
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biting through its ear
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19.3 Why does father have to make new additions to the tree house?
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a roof because rain is coming
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19.4 Why is mother excited about discoverin flax?
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she can make clothes
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19.5 What is the main problem with the new living arrangements at the end of the chapter?
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not much space/not protected from rain
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19.6 How do each of the family members occupy their time while stuck inside the treehouse?
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dad-write in journal mom-needle/sew ernest-sketch Fritz/jack-teach Franz how to read
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20.1 What three things did father build for mother to help with the flax?
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spinning wheel, drying oven, beetle reel
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20.2 What new place did they construct for next rainy season?
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cave in rock
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20.3 How did they rid this place of poisonous gas?
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throw in hay on fire, fire flares into
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20.4 What type of cavern was this?
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rock salt
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20.5 How were they going to use the seals?
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skin for harness/clothing, fat al for fuel and tanning
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20.6 How were they going to use the gypsum?
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paste to seal barrels
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20.7 What methods did they use for catching sturgeon?
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bow/arrow/string pitchfork, harpoon, rod and reel, the rope to buffalo calf for the big one
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21.1 How will they use the terebirth tree?
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tar
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21.2 How will they divide the barn into 3 parts?
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stables, porches, beds for humans
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21.3 What did they build on Prospect Hill?
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cottage
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21.4 What was the main reason father wanted to go to Prospect Hill?
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a tree that has a bark good to make a canoe
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22.1 Why did the father decide to have Franz train the ball calf?
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everyone else had too many responsibilities
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22.2 Why is father calling tomorrow Thanksgiving Day?
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anniversaryof landing there, thankful for living, what they have
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22.3 How do boys start off Thanksgiving morning?
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canon shot
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23.1 How does father plan on them spending the afternoon?
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mini olympics-ahtletic events
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23.2 What events are won and what awards given to: Fritz, Ernest, Jack, Franz
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Fritz: shooting, swimming - rifle, knife Ernest: Running - watch Jack: climbing, riding - spurs, holster Franz: training bull - training whip, saddle, stirrups
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23.3 How does the mother save them a trip to Calabash Wood?
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potatoes replaced with plants
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23.4 What desstroys Woodlands?
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whirlwind-monkeys
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24.1 Explain the two ways they use birdline?
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stuck pigeons to it in traps put on branches glued the apes together/kill put it on a bunch of stuff-get tangled up
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24.2 What do they use a mixture of oil of aniseed for?
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to attract the birds/pass out pigeons
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24.3 What is father's magic trick?
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bringing the birds in, attract mates
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24.4 How did Fang rescue Jack?
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dragged him out of the swamp
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24.5 What did father build mother for weaving?
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a loom
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24.6 How do they intend on using Swift?
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father's riding
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25.1 How long does the rainy season last?
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12 weeks
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25.2 What annoyed father about the Rockburg Cave?
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how dark
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25.3 How did he remedy the situation?
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bamboo pole/big lantern
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25.4 What do they decide to do with coral and shells they find?
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to make oil, necklaces, museum of national things
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25.5 How do they intend to use the whale? 4 ways
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oil, vessels to hold oil (intestines), skin-leather belt, tongue for food
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25.6 What interrupts their work?
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screams of birds swooping
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26.1 Why does mother want to build a colony on Whale Island?
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animals would be safe from apes, convienient to boil, blubber/oil
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26.2 What new things do they eat that's horrible?
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whale tongue
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26.3 What does Jack think the whale skeleton is?
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a mammoth
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27.1 What new creature terrifies them?
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serpent (boa constrictor 30 feet)
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27.2 Who is killed by this creature and how?
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grizzle-swallowed whole
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27.3 How long did it take the creature to kill him/her?
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7 am -noon 5 Hours
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27.4 How did they kill the creature?
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shot it
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27.5 What do they do with the body of the creature?
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skin, stuff, sew, put it in museum
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28.1 Why do they decide to go on two excursions?
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1. an examination of thickett and morass 2. no more snakes
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28.2 What type of cave do they find?
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rock crystal
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28.3 Why are the minerals in there useless to them?
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they cant sell them-no need for money
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28.4 How can they use fuller's earth?
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as soap
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28.5 What is a capybara?
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water loving piglike of South America
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28.6 What type of rodent does Ernest find?
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beaver rats
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29.1 What do they have to do before eating peccaries and why?
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take the gland out immediately before the meat is tainted
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29.2 What method did Fritz use for cooking the pig?
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otaheltian fashion-burning dry grass, sticks and weeds in a hole put pig in palm leaves and put in hole with hot coals
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29.3 What did they discover when they visited Prospect Hill?
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apes trashed
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30.1 What does Fritz mistaken the ostriches for?
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men on horse backs
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30.2 How did the natives in Africa capture ostriches?
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by chasing on horseback or stratagem-run around them til they tire (tighter circles)
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30.3 What happened when they try to use the eagle to capture the ostrich?
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the eagle pierced the skull and the dogs attacked
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30.4 What does Jack find?
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ostriche eggs
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30.5 What does Fang discover?
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a baby tortoise (mud)
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30.6 What use does father see for this discovery?
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useful in gardens-destroy snails, grub, worms
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30.7 What uses do they see for bear?
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bearskin, rugs, meat, lard
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30.8 What is Ernest going to do with the ostrich eggs?
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make ornamental cups
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30.9 What wish does father have for his sons and why?
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cultivate a habit of bold independence
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31.1 How were the boys able to find honey?
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bees nest in hollow, tree led by cuckoo
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31.2 What decision did Fritz make when he found gazelles?
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follow them into ap/trap to hunt
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31.3 What new animals are they going to colonize on Whale island?
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rabbits
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31.4 What odd new delicacy did they eat and enjoy?
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bear paws
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31.5 How did they use the eagle differently this time to try to capture an ostrich?
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bound his beak so he can take down but not kill
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31.6 How did father get the ostrich to stop struggling initially?
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flung coat over head/took away eyesite
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31.7 When mother sees the ostrich, what does she worry about?
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extra mouth to feed
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31.8 Who is responsible for training the ostrich?
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Jack
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32.1 How did they get the ostrich to walk under control?
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tied between grumble and storm
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32.2 What did they do to provide shade for themselves around Rockburg?
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used creeper plants/vines
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32.3 What happened when they tried to tame the ostrich with smoke?
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sank to ground and lay motionless, slowly got up, refused food for 3 days, almost killed
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32.4 What did mother do to help the bird?
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prepared balls of maize flour and butter
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32.5 How does an ostrich digest its food?
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swallow pebbles to digest food
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32.6 How does father "steer" the ostrich?
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reigns/hood- flaps for eye, cover one - goes other way
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32.7 What does father make out of the ratskins?
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felt for hat
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32.8 Why is the final statement in this chapter ironic?
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because they have killed so many animals
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33.1 Why does Fritz want to make a new kind of water vessel?
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wants something swifter/more managable/ faster/easier
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33.2 Why does mother not like the idea of making this new vessel?
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higher chance of drawing
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33.3 What did they use to construct the skeleton of this new vessel?
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whale bone
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33.4 What is the purpose of the "swimming dress" that mother is making and how does it work?
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if the boat sank higher chance of surviving
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33.5 What new food item does mother make with the seaweed leaves?
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jelly
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34.1 Why does father refuse to make goggles for Jack? (2 reasongs)
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wont do anything he demands he can do it himself
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34.2 What new item does father make to assist him with the newly killed animals?
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airinjected powerful airpump from syringe
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34.3 What new machine does father then need the boys to help him construct?
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crushing machine
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34.4 What does father discover based on his obseration that their birds are not hungry for their meal?
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came from the direction of the cornfield they cite
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34.5 Why does mother not like the Italian method of reaping the wheat?
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wastes the straw and leaves ears on the short stalks
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34.6 How does the father reassure mother about their reaping method?
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cattle can eat it save to mow for winter foder
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34.7 Why does father not mind that the chickens are eating the grain they created from their harvest?
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What they lose in grain they gain in flesh/meat
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35.1 What does mother refer to as the "soap bubble"?
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kayak
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35.2 What new creature has Fritz killed while testing out his new vessel?
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Walrus
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35.3 What does Fritz want to do with the head of this new creature?
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put in on the prow of the kayak
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35.4 Why do the boys want to travel to the Woodlands alone?
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to get bamboo for hurdles, mom dad and ernest stay to construct a sugar mill
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35.5 What is pemmican?
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bear or deer flesh, cooked then pounded to ground or powder
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36.1 Why does father think that Jack has taken some pigeons on the journey to Woodlands?
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doubts about pemmican
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36.2 What is the real reason that Jack took some pigeons?
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pigeon post, messages
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36.3 What new creature has Franz killed?
answer
hyena
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36.4 How did the boys try to rid Prospect HIll of the monkeys?
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mixed posion with milk, hung with coconuts too high for animals to reach
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36.5 How does Fritz feel about the job they did on the monkeys?
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wish they didn't find poison, guilty
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37.1 What animal has destroyed their canebrake at Gap?
answer
elephants
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37.2 What is Franz's moist secret?
answer
African Bullfros
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37.3 What two things does Fritz want to build on Shark Island?
answer
watchtower and mount a gun
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38.1 How much times has passed since they landed on the island?
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10 years
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38.2 What does father hope young people will learn from reading his journal?
answer
family spirit
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38.3 Describe each of the boys as young men: Fritz Ernest Jack Franz
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Fritz 25, moderate height, uncommonly strong, muscular, high spirited Ernest 23, tall, slight, mild, calm, studious, intelligent Jack 20, active, grace, and agility, similar to Fritz Franz 17, wit shewdness all young, independent, respectful, religious
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38.4 What hope does father still have?
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to be restored to the society of fellow men
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38.5 What worry does father have?
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growing to old age/dying, leaving boys alone
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38.6 While on a solo excursion, what does Fritz discover that has no value here but could be of great value if they ever return to civilization?
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pearls
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39.1 What secret does Fritz tell his father?
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albatross had a rag saying help a woman in smoking rock
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39.2 Why doesn't father want to tell the rest of the family?
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could be old not, don't get hopes up, could be too far away
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39.3 What new type of fishery do the rest of the boys want to start?
answer
a pearl fishery
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39.4 What announcement pertaining to Frtz does father make to the rest of the family?
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He's of an age to be dpendent on himself, they shouldn't worry if he's gone to long
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39.5 What alteration does Fritz make to his boat?
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to fix a second person
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39.6 How is Jack injured?
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by a huge wild boar
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40.1 What new creature does Fritz kill?
answer
lion
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40.2 What family favorite is killed by the lioness?
answer
juno
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40.3 What mission does Fritz begin?
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to find the trapped woman
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41.1 How many days passed before father began to worry about Fritz?
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5 days
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41.2 As they go to search for Fritz what creature do they kill?
answer
cachalot whale
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41.3 Why is Fritz made up to look like a nativve?
answer
because he thought pirates were coming (family at whale)
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41.4 Why did Fritz not reply to his father when he first called out to him?
answer
he thought they were pirates because they spoke in maylain language
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41.5 Who is Edward Montrose?
answer
Jenny
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41.6 What happened to Pounce?
answer
fought a tier and got killed
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41.7 What do the other boys learn about Edward at the end of the chapter?
answer
she's a girl
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42.1 How long had Jenny been stranded on the island?
answer
3 years
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42.2 What is the historical background of Jenn'ys family life?
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British officer dad in india, left india at 17, mom died at 3, trained to be competent inside and outside
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42.3 How did she get on this island?
answer
strom threw vessel off course, safe boat capsized, she was the only one who reached shore
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42.4 What two attempts did Jenny make to be rescued?
answer
signal fire and messages on birds
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42.5 What happens to Coco?
answer
went with jackals into forest
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42.6 Why does Jenny say not to worry about Coco?
answer
wild animals wont accept tamed animals back
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42.7 What was evenin of entertainment for the evening when they returned to Rockburg?
answer
banquet, fritz, and ernest serve
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43.1 What does the family hear in the distance that excites them?
answer
gunshots
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43.2 Why do they immediately not go out and search?
answer
pirates / darkness
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43.3 What do Fritz and father discover when they go out searching?
answer
english vessel, british people
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43.4 Why do they wait a day to approach the vessel?
answer
they want yacht in good order, respect the captain, fix clothes
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43.5 What does the captain of the vessel reveal is the reason for their being there?
answer
looking for Jenny, found survivors who told them where jenny could be
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43.6 Who is Mr. Wolston?
answer
invalid man, traveled with them, doctor said take trip at sea
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43.7 What serious discussion do mother and father have that night?
answer
whether to return to england or stay on island
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43.8 What agreement does mother make about the subject of the discussion?
answer
if father and two of her sons want to go back she'll go or vice versa
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44.1 What decision does the Wolston family make?
answer
stay with the family on island
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44.2 What announcement does father make to everyone?
answer
mother and him are stayin
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44.3 What decision does Fritz make?
answer
go to england
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44.4 What decision does Ernest make?
answer
stay on island
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44.5 What decision does Jack make
answer
stay on island
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44.6 What decision does Franz make?
answer
go to england, go to school, maybe come back later
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44.7 What has Fritz revealed to father about Jenny?
answer
engagement
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44.8 What does father give Fritz before he journeys back to Europe?
answer
his journal, young boys may enjoy
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