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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Gerald convince his mother to allow him to go fishing with Taki?
(a) He promised to bring home dinner.
(b) He took an afternoon nap.
(c) He brought along his brother.
(d) He offered to clean the bathrooms.

2. Who was Roger?
(a) The narrator's pony.
(b) The narrator's brother.
(c) The narrator's dog.
(d) The narrator's parrot.

3. What did Leslie Darrell discover upon settling into the villa?
(a) One was able to rent a helicopter without parental permission.
(b) One was able to purchase lethal weapons without a permit.
(c) One was able to purchase wine at any age.
(d) One was able to purchase an automobile without a license.

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

5. What did Gerald bring with him to go fishing with Taki?
(a) His net, a long piece of bamboo, eight glass jars, and small boxes.
(b) A snack, a net, and a snorkel.
(c) A tackle box and a fishing pole.
(d) HIs glass jars, small boxes and a snack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's name, and how old is he?

2. Who was George?

3. What fish did Taki and Gerald see lying on the shore during their fishing trip?

4. What color was the villa into which the Darrell family moved on Corfu?

5. Which creature was most interesting to the narrator when he first settles into his new residence?

(see the answer key)

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