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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did China-mark moths get their name?
(a) Because they are as fragile as china.
(b) Because of the marking on their wings that resemble potters' marks.
(c) Because their white wings look like fine china.
(d) Because they have a bright red stamp that looks like a china stamp.

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

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

4. In what month did the Darrell family arrive in Corfu?
(a) In June.
(b) In August.
(c) In January.
(d) In October.

5. What did Larry and Gerald learn about snail eggs?
(a) They are buried in dry sand and left there.
(b) They are buried in the damp earth and left there.
(c) They are buried in sand and the female sits on the eggs.
(d) They are pushed under a short bush and left there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Taki say to Gerald as he left the boat at the end of Chapter Two?

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

3. Where did Theodore suggest he and Gerald go after their picnic lunch?

4. How did the water-spider Gerald caught decide where to build her home?

5. What did Larry tell Gerald to do if he wanted to go faster while riding on his donkey?

(see the answer key)

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