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

2. What part of the fish Taki caught was poisonous?
(a) The spines.
(b) The tail.
(c) The head.
(d) The fins.

3. Where was Mouse Island?
(a) A day's drive down the shore.
(b) About a mile off of Corfu.
(c) A short swim from the villa.
(d) About a quarter mile from the bay.

4. Who were Widdle and Puke?
(a) Two cats Sven gave Gerald's mother as a gift.
(b) Two spiders Gerald found at the pond.
(c) Two dogs Gerald was given for his birthday.
(d) Two of Larry's drunken friends.

5. What did Gerald name the donkey?
(a) Betty.
(b) Sandy.
(c) Sally.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Taki Thanatos?

3. How did Gerald convince his mother to allow him to go fishing with Taki?

4. Where was Gerald's study?

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

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