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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 Mother go into the kitchen to make for Captain Creech to have with tea?
(a) Scones.
(b) A tray of cheeses.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Small sandwiches.

2. How did Gerald transport the owl back to his villa?
(a) In a cardboard box.
(b) In a straw basket.
(c) In a canvas bag.
(d) In a metal cage.

3. Who were Itch and Scratch?
(a) Gerald's seahorses.
(b) Gerald's dogs.
(c) Gerald's grown hedgehogs.
(d) Gerald's hamsters.

4. How did the water-spider manage to live underwater?
(a) By constructing a home atop the water.
(b) By constructing a breathing bell at the surface.
(c) By constructing a home on the side of the container.
(d) By consructing a web suspended above the water.

5. What was the second catch of the fishing expedition for Taki?
(a) A sea horse.
(b) A trout.
(c) An octopus.
(d) A red snapper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gerald announce to his family at their meeting?

2. What was one of the unusual things Gerald knew about the water-spider?

3. What color was the villa into which the Darrell family moved on Corfu?

4. What name does the Countess tell Gerald to call her during their visit?

5. How did Gerald's family react to seahorses?

(see the answer key)

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