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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time did Donald and Max arrive at the Durrell home?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Two o'clock in the afternoon.
(c) Two o'clock in the morning.
(d) Eight o'clock at night.

2. Before Donald and Max leave the Durrells, what were they given to drink?
(a) A little wine.
(b) Hot coffee.
(c) Warm brandy.
(d) Hot tea.

3. How did Donald and Max get home after their visit to the Durrell's home?
(a) They called for a cab to pick them up.
(b) They walked to the rode and hitched a ride.
(c) They stole the cab parked out front of the villa.
(d) The cab driver offered to take them home.

4. What did Gerald do with the water-spider he found on one of his solo adventures to the lake?
(a) Placed it in an aquarium with a sandy floor.
(b) Placed it on the front porch of the villa in a bucket of water.
(c) Placed it in a metal can filled with water in the kitchen.
(d) Placed it in the pond in front of the house.

5. How did Andreas Papoyakis lose his hand?
(a) By holding a lit stick of dynamite.
(b) By getting it caught in the olive press.
(c) By shooting himself in the hand.
(d) By getting it caught in a mower.

Short Answer Questions

1. On one of his solo adventures, where did Gerald find a water-spider he brought home to study?

2. What was "Bootle-bumtrinket?"

3. What did Gerald bring with him to go fishing with Taki?

4. What time did Gerald get home after his fishing trip with Taki?

5. What did Kokino call his unusual fishing method for catching cuddlefish?

(see the answer key)

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