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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On one of his solo adventures, where did Gerald find a water-spider he brought home to study?
(a) A return visit to the lake without Theodore.
(b) A trek up the hillside.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) A return visit to the reefs.

2. What did Gerald learn from Theodore about the snails he had seen mating?
(a) The snails were from different species.
(b) The snails were not actually mating.
(c) The snails were both male and female.
(d) The snails were not indigious of the region.

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

4. What did Gerald name the donkey?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Betty.
(c) Sally.
(d) Mary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Gerald's study?

2. When Gerald's mother said "we'll see," what did Gerald know that really meant?

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

4. The day before his birthday, what did Gerald notice about his family?

5. What time did Taki usually begin fishing?

(see the answer key)

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