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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Larry and Gerald learn about snail eggs?
(a) They are buried in sand and the female sits on the eggs.
(b) They are buried in the damp earth and left there.
(c) They are buried in dry sand and left there.
(d) They are pushed under a short bush and left there.

3. How did the water-spider Gerald caught decide where to build her home?
(a) By sitting motionless in a corner.
(b) By walking back and forth repeatedly.
(c) By running back and forth below the surface of the water.
(d) By walking slowly around the water's edge.

4. What did Crippenopoulos accuse Roger of doing?
(a) Eating five of his turkeys.
(b) Stealing his turkeys.
(c) Destroying his chicken coop.
(d) Killing his cat.

5. What interesting creatures did the narrator become interested in on his trips to the bay?
(a) Clams.
(b) Baby lobsters.
(c) Spider crabs.
(d) King crabs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Mouse Island?

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

3. What song were Donald and Max singing as they approached the Durrell home?

4. Why did Margo and Larry implore Donald and Max to be quiet?

5. What did Gerald do with the water-spider he found on one of his solo adventures to the lake?

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