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

2. What important thing did Larry not know about donkeys that caused him great pain?
(a) Do not ever stand behind a donkey and yell.
(b) Donkeys do not really like carrots.
(c) Donkeys do not have shoes on their hoofs.
(d) Always wear boots when riding a donkey.

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

4. Who was Spiro?
(a) The pilot who flew them over to Corfu.
(b) The family's landlord.
(c) The family's relative in Corfu.
(d) The family's first friend on the island.

5. What unusual thing did Gerald learn about seahorses once the babies were born?
(a) The father nurtured seahorse eggs in his brood-pouch.
(b) The mother carried the eggs in her brood-pouch.
(c) The eggs floated in water until they were ready to hatch.
(d) The father ate some of the eggs during the gestation period.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the myrtle bushes located?

2. What part of the fish Taki caught was poisonous?

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

4. What kinds of things are made with the hawks-bill turtle shell?

5. What did Gerald do with the soft parts of the turtle after the dissection?

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