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What type of animal does Fritz find during the exploration of the island?
What type of animal does Fritz find during the exploration of the island?
What do the Robinsons use as utensils for their evening meal?
What do the Robinsons use as utensils for their evening meal?
What is the name of one of the dogs that follows the Robinson family to the island?
What is the name of one of the dogs that follows the Robinson family to the island?
What do Ernest and his brothers catch during their exploration of the island?
What do Ernest and his brothers catch during their exploration of the island?
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What material do the Robinsons use to make a tent?
What material do the Robinsons use to make a tent?
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Study Notes
The Voyage and Shipwreck
- The Robinson family is on a ship in the middle of a storm that has lasted six days.
- The family is in the hold and cannot see the deck, but they know the storm is severe and the ship has wrecked on land.
- The captain shouts that all is lost, and the crew abandons ship in lifeboats.
Preparing to Leave the Ship
- The family spends the next day searching the ship for supplies.
- They find livestock, tools, and other essential supplies that will help them on land.
- The family builds a raft out of large barrels and creates life vests out of smaller barrels.
Building the Raft and Leaving the Ship
- The family finishes building the raft and gathers all the supplies they can fit into it.
- They take some poultry from the ship, along with two dogs, Turk and Flora, who were on board.
Arrival on the Island
- The family lands on a rocky shore near a river and makes preparations to camp.
- They use one of the ship's sails to make a tent.
- Fritz, Ernest, and Jack leave camp to explore a little of the island.
Exploring the Island
- Jack gets pinched by a lobster, which they catch for a later meal.
- Ernest finds oysters, and Fritz finds an agouti, a small animal similar to a pig.
- The family eats soup for their evening meal using oyster shells for spoons before sleeping for the night.
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Test your knowledge of the first chapter of The Swiss Family Robinson, where the Robinson family faces a stormy shipwreck and abandonment by the crew. See how well you remember the details of their perilous journey.
