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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which family member bought a book about nature for Gerald as a gift?
(a) Larry.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Margo.
(d) Mother

2. What was the Greek name for Mouse Island?
(a) Predsittki.
(b) Philemon.
(c) Pondikonissi.
(d) Ponderosa.

3. What did Kokino call his unusual fishing method for catching cuddlefish?
(a) "Fishing with spears."
(b) "Netting."
(c) "Dive and catch."
(d) "Fishing with love."

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

5. What did Gerald often see when he looked out of his window just after waking in the morning?
(a) Fishermen in their boats.
(b) The mountains in the distance.
(c) Workers repairing the villa.
(d) Larry and Leslie arguing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What request did Theodore make of Sven Olsen before Sven left the house?

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

3. How did Larry react to Theodore's information about the snails Gerald had seen?

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

5. What did fishermen use to calm the waters around their small boats?

(see the answer key)

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