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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 Taki catch the fish he found lying on the shore?
(a) With his net.
(b) With his hands.
(c) With his knife.
(d) With his trident.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Roger?

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

3. Why was Gerald interested in the villa's garden?

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

5. Who was George?

(see the answer key)

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