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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gerald announce to his family at their meeting?
(a) He was getting married.
(b) He was graduating from college.
(c) He was going to write another book.
(d) He was leaving for America.

2. Where did Theodore suggest he and Gerald go after their picnic lunch?
(a) To their boat and off to the reefs.
(b) To the other side of the lake.
(c) Home to get their fishing gear.
(d) Home for a nap.

3. What did Roger do on his excursions with Gerald to the bay?
(a) He caught small fish in the shallow water.
(b) He chased after hummingbirds.
(c) He swam across the bay.
(d) He laid in the sun napping.

4. What did earlier naturalists call the rotifer?
(a) Wheel-animalcules.
(b) Spinning limbs.
(c) Spinning spiders.
(d) Wheel-barrows.

5. What was the second catch of the fishing expedition for Taki?
(a) An octopus.
(b) A sea horse.
(c) A trout.
(d) A red snapper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Taki Thanatos?

2. What was the Greek name for Mouse Island?

3. Who was Spiro?

4. What was Benitses?

5. When Gerald's mother said "we'll see," what did Gerald know that really meant?

(see the answer key)

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