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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offered to take care of the baby hedgehogs while Gerald and his mother were gone for the weekend?
(a) Margo.
(b) Lucritia.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Spiro.

2. Who was George?
(a) The narrator's gardener.
(b) The narrator's father.
(c) The narrator's tutor.
(d) The narrator's dog.

3. Why did Margo and Larry implore Donald and Max to be quiet?
(a) The neighbors might awaken and call the police.
(b) Mother might awaken and call the police.
(c) Gerald was asleep.
(d) Mother was sick and sleeping.

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

5. Where did Gerald decide to dissect his turtle?
(a) On the front porch.
(b) On the verada.
(c) In his bedroom.
(d) On the beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason did Donald give for coming to see Larry?

2. What did Larry tell Gerald to do if he wanted to go faster while riding on his donkey?

3. What did Theodore and Gerald snack on after their day of exploration in Chapter Four?

4. Where did Mother and Gerald stay when they arrived to see Margo?

5. According to the story, what happened to the woman who would not sell her milk for seventeen coins?

(see the answer key)

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