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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gerald do with the soft parts of the turtle after the dissection?
(a) Used them for bait.
(b) Buried them at the top of the hill behind the villa.
(c) Threw them all out to sea.
(d) Gave them to Lucritia to throw away.

2. When did Gerald and his family move to a new villa?
(a) In the spring.
(b) In the fall.
(c) In the summer.
(d) In the winter.

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

4. What did the Countess give Gerald as he was leaving should he get hungry on the way home?
(a) A raspberry tart.
(b) Three cookies.
(c) An orange.
(d) A piece of meat.

5. What was the name of the Countess's husband?
(a) Henri.
(b) Richard.
(c) Maurice.
(d) August.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of trees lined the path to Countess Mavrodaki's villa?

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

3. What did Gerald receive in the mail at the beginning of winter in Corfu?

4. What did Gerald do with the water-spider he found on one of his solo adventures to the lake?

5. What startling request was in the letter Captain Creech wrote to mother after his departure?

(see the answer key)

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