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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which creature was most interesting to the narrator when he first settles into his new residence?
(a) The hawk moth.
(b) The hummingbird.
(c) The dung beetle.
(d) The carpenter bees.

3. What part of the fish Taki caught was poisonous?
(a) The tail.
(b) The spines.
(c) The fins.
(d) The head.

4. What was Benitses?
(a) The largest coin in the Greek currency.
(b) The town in which Taki lived.
(c) The name of the bay the narrator enjoyed exploring.
(d) The city twenty miles from the villa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was George?

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

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

4. Where was Mouse Island?

5. Who was Spiro?

(see the answer key)

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