The Swiss Family Robinson - Chapter 26 Quiz

Why do some of the animals at Prospect Hill react to the family as if they were strangers in Chapter 26 of 'The Swiss Family Robinson'?

Question Answer Choices The animals are frightened by the noise of the whale blubber processing. The animals are scared of the family's new boat. The animals are not used to the family's scent. Some of the younger animals have never seen a human.

What smell does the family find horrendous while processing the whale blubber in Chapter 26 of 'The Swiss Family Robinson'?

Question Answer Choices the smell of the whale blubber the smell of the seaweed the smell of the fish the smell of the goats

What does the family use to extract oil from the whale blubber in Chapter 26 of 'The Swiss Family Robinson'?

Question Answer Choices grinding and squeezing freezing and melting baking and filtering boiling and pressing

What does Fritz want to do with the whale bones in Chapter 26 of 'The Swiss Family Robinson'?

Question Answer Choices use them to build a shelter sell them for money take them back to Tentholm bury them on the beach

What do the boys discover on the beach that they initially think is a huge monster in Chapter 26 of 'The Swiss Family Robinson'?

Question Answer Choices the skeleton of the whale a shipwreck a giant turtle shell a large tree trunk

Why does the family have difficulty eating the whale tongue for dinner in Chapter 26 of 'The Swiss Family Robinson'?

Question Answer Choices It is too tough to chew. It has a very foul taste. It is not fully cooked. It is too salty.

What does the father allow his sons to do while he plants trees on the beach in Chapter 26 of 'The Swiss Family Robinson'?

Question Answer Choices explore go fishing collect coconuts build a shelter

What does the father invent to make the boat move more easily in Chapter 26 of 'The Swiss Family Robinson'?

Question Answer Choices a sail system a rowing machine a pulley system a steam engine

Where does the family take the boat the day after testing the new rowing machine in Chapter 26 of 'The Swiss Family Robinson'?

Question Answer Choices Shark Island Eagle's Nest Cape Disappointment Palm Beach

What does the family gather for extra nourishment at Prospect Hill in Chapter 26 of 'The Swiss Family Robinson'?

Question Answer Choices coconuts and goat milk bananas and cow milk mangoes and chicken eggs berries and fish