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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was "Bootle-bumtrinket?"
(a) The name of one of his dogs.
(b) The name of Kokino's boat.
(c) The name of Gerald's boat.
(d) The name of his turtle.

2. What kinds of things are made with the hawks-bill turtle shell?
(a) Turtle soups.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Glasses frames.

3. What reason was Gerald given for his mother wanting a bamboo house?
(a) She could sleep in it on cool nights.
(b) She could store the extra luggage in it.
(c) She could keep plants or store sweet potatoes.
(d) She could store the yard equipment.

4. What did Theodore give Gerald for his birthday?
(a) A net and new string.
(b) A box of glass bottles.
(c) A collecting box just like Theodore's.
(d) A birthday cake.

5. Where was Mouse Island?
(a) About a quarter mile from the bay.
(b) A day's drive down the shore.
(c) About a mile off of Corfu.
(d) A short swim from the villa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the narrator's family members meeting as the story opens?

2. What time did Gerald get home after his fishing trip with Taki?

3. What did earlier naturalists call the rotifer?

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

5. What was the narrator's name in Greek?

(see the answer key)

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