Answer:
The Robinson family used:
1 - Pourcupine quills to make <em>needles</em>.
2 - Shark skin to help themselves <em>climb trees</em> more easily.
3 - The tortoise shell as a <em>water tub</em> for cooking and washing linen
4 - The coconuts served as a <em>treat</em>, for they drank the liquid inside; and on Chapter 24 they used them as <em>traps filled with food and a sticky mix</em> they made, to lure and capture the monkeys that ravaged their home.
5 - The jackal hide is turned into a belt by Jack (which he uses), and collars for the dogs
Explanation:
The Robinson family adapted to life in the island thanks to William's wit and knowledge, this included being creative in the way nature's bids could help them survive and make their life on the island more comfortable. There are numerous lessons the book tries to share, the most relevant being strength, wit, work ethic and devotion to God.
Characters is not a kind of point of view
We first need to identify what a superlative form of an adjective is. That is when the adjective is put in a comparison, and is done so in it's higher form. For example, take the adjective "great". The superlative form would be "greatest". That would imply that there are, including the object that the superlative adjective is describing, 3 or more things. So, you use it only when comparing 3 or more nouns.
Yours blanks will be filled as followed,
1st Blank - Hannibal
2nd Blank - army
3rd Blank - war
4th Blank - Alps