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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What important thing did Larry not know about donkeys that caused him great pain?
(a) Always wear boots when riding a donkey.
(b) Donkeys do not really like carrots.
(c) Do not ever stand behind a donkey and yell.
(d) Donkeys do not have shoes on their hoofs.

2. What other animal had Gerald dissected before the turtle?
(a) A seahorse.
(b) An octopus.
(c) A terrapin.
(d) A cuttlefish.

3. What did Gerald bring with him to go fishing with Taki?
(a) A snack, a net, and a snorkel.
(b) A tackle box and a fishing pole.
(c) HIs glass jars, small boxes and a snack.
(d) His net, a long piece of bamboo, eight glass jars, and small boxes.

4. What was one of the unusual things Gerald knew about the water-spider?
(a) The male carries the eggs.
(b) The male is twice as large as the female.
(c) The female is twice as large as the male.
(d) The female eats the male.

5. According to the story, what happened to the woman who would not sell her milk for seventeen coins?
(a) She was turned into a robin.
(b) She was turned into a snake.
(c) She was turned into an owl.
(d) She was turned into a turtle dove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Theodore and Gerald hear as they ate lunch in the olive grove?

2. What did Roger do on his excursions with Gerald to the bay?

3. What did Taki say to Gerald as he left the boat at the end of Chapter Two?

4. The day before his birthday, what did Gerald notice about his family?

5. What was the second catch of the fishing expedition for Taki?

(see the answer key)

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