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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 Captain Creech injure his face?
(a) He was hurt in a bar fight.
(b) He was attacked by a lion.
(c) He was in a car accident.
(d) He was hurt on a wind jammer.

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

3. Who found the baby hedgehogs and called for Gerald to come see them?
(a) An old woman working in a nearby field.
(b) The next door neighbor.
(c) A friend of the family's.
(d) A friend of Larry's.

4. How did Taki catch the fish he found lying on the shore?
(a) With his knife.
(b) With his hands.
(c) With his trident.
(d) With his net.

5. What or who is Fabre?
(a) The biologist who studied dung beetles.
(b) The zoologist who was bron in Corfu.
(c) The radiologist who examined skeletal remains.
(d) The naturalist who wrote about insects.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gerald wear to his visit with the Countess?

2. What fish did Taki and Gerald see lying on the shore during their fishing trip?

3. Of what did Margo accuse her mother during their conversation with Mrs. Haddock?

4. Why was Gerald excited to receive the Countess's invitation?

5. Who was Taki Thanatos?

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