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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Taki say to Gerald as he left the boat at the end of Chapter Two?
(a) "Hasta manana."
(b) "See you later."
(c) "Pasto calo."
(d) "Thanks for coming."

2. The day before his birthday, what did Gerald notice about his family?
(a) They were all in bad moods.
(b) They were all behaving in a more eccentric manner.
(c) They are all making fun of him.
(d) They were all ignoring him.

3. What is the narrator's name, and how old is he?
(a) Jerry Dunham, who is twelve years-old.
(b) Gerald Darrell, who is ten years-old.
(c) Jerry Dunne, who is seven years-old.
(d) Gerald Dickens, who is fifteen years-old.

4. How did Larry react to Theodore's information about the snails Gerald had seen?
(a) He was bored.
(b) He was angry.
(c) He was disgusted.
(d) He was jealous.

5. What did earlier naturalists call the rotifer?
(a) Spinning spiders.
(b) Wheel-animalcules.
(c) Wheel-barrows.
(d) Spinning limbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gerald name the donkey?

2. Who was Spiro?

3. What did Margo do daily to combat her acne?

4. What or who is Fabre?

5. In what month did the Darrell family arrive in Corfu?

(see the answer key)

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