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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The day before his birthday, what did Gerald notice about his family?
(a) They were all ignoring him.
(b) They are all making fun of him.
(c) They were all behaving in a more eccentric manner.
(d) They were all in bad moods.

2. Why did Gerald's mother object to getting him a donkey?
(a) They were not available to out-of-towners.
(b) They were too large and needed too much care.
(c) They were too expensive and required too much upkeep.
(d) They were too expensive and there were no available babies.

3. What reason was Gerald given for his mother wanting a bamboo house?
(a) She could store the extra luggage in it.
(b) She could sleep in it on cool nights.
(c) She could keep plants or store sweet potatoes.
(d) She could store the yard equipment.

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

5. Where did the family find the missing Donald who was yelling "cooee?"
(a) Hiding in a kitchen closet.
(b) Underneath the front porch of the house.
(c) Hanging on a pipe in the well.
(d) Locked in the outhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gerald learn from Theodore about the snails he had seen mating?

2. Who were Widdle and Puke?

3. What did Mother carry into the living room when she came to investigate the commotion there?

4. When did Larry learn all about donkeys?

5. How did Gerald's family react to seahorses?

(see the answer key)

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