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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Gerald on his way to the Countess's house for their meeting?
(a) He fell off of his donkey into a mud puddle.
(b) He got lost and could not find his way to the house.
(c) He tripped on a rock and fell into a mud puddle.
(d) He met a man on the road who told him about the owl.

2. Who was Spiro?
(a) The family's first friend on the island.
(b) The pilot who flew them over to Corfu.
(c) The family's relative in Corfu.
(d) The family's landlord.

3. According to the story, what happened to the woman who would not sell her milk for seventeen coins?
(a) She was turned into a robin.
(b) She was turned into a snake.
(c) She was turned into a turtle dove.
(d) She was turned into an owl.

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

5. When did Gerald and his family move to a new villa?
(a) In the winter.
(b) In the summer.
(c) In the spring.
(d) In the fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gerald witness when he arrived at Katarina's house in Chapter Three?

2. Who did Gerald convince to build him a boat?

3. Who offered to take care of the baby hedgehogs while Gerald and his mother were gone for the weekend?

4. What are elvers?

5. Where is Corfu?

(see the answer key)

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