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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Gerald's family react to seahorses?
(a) They did not care one way or the other.
(b) They all asked Gerald to get rid of the animals.
(c) They all liked the new animals.
(d) They all disliked the new animals.

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

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

4. What did Leslie Darrell discover upon settling into the villa?
(a) One was able to rent a helicopter without parental permission.
(b) One was able to purchase an automobile without a license.
(c) One was able to purchase lethal weapons without a permit.
(d) One was able to purchase wine at any age.

5. According to the story, what happened to the woman who would not sell her milk for seventeen coins?
(a) She was turned into a robin.
(b) She was turned into a snake.
(c) She was turned into a turtle dove.
(d) She was turned into an owl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Margo when Mother and Gerald arrived to see her?

2. What important thing did Larry not know about donkeys that caused him great pain?

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

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

5. How did Gerald transport the owl back to his villa?

(see the answer key)

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