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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was the villa into which the Darrell family moved on Corfu?
(a) Avacado green with yellow shutters.
(b) Alligator green with orange shutters.
(c) Navel-orange with green shutters.
(d) Crushed-strawberry pink with green shutters.

2. About what book did the Darrell family begin speaking during their meeting?
(a) "My Family and Other Animals."
(b) "My Family and Smarter Animals."
(c) "Pets and My Family."
(d) Strange Animals I Have Known."

3. Who was Taki Thanatos?
(a) A young man the narrator met while exploring the bay.
(b) A young man who rented small boats to tourists.
(c) A young man whose father had just died.
(d) A young man who was the narrator's Greek tutor.

4. Where were the narrator's family members meeting as the story opens?
(a) In England.
(b) In Ireland.
(c) In Scotland.
(d) In Corfu.

5. What interesting creatures did the narrator become interested in on his trips to the bay?
(a) King crabs.
(b) Clams.
(c) Baby lobsters.
(d) Spider crabs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Greek name for Mouse Island?

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

3. What part of the fish Taki caught was poisonous?

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

5. Where was Mouse Island?

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