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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Sven Olsen?
(a) A friend of Larry's who played the accordion.
(b) A friend of Margo's from school.
(c) A friend of Larry's who made straw hats.
(d) A friend of Leslie's who came to visit.

3. What did Gerald bring with him to go fishing with Taki?
(a) HIs glass jars, small boxes and a snack.
(b) His net, a long piece of bamboo, eight glass jars, and small boxes.
(c) A snack, a net, and a snorkel.
(d) A tackle box and a fishing pole.

4. When Gerald's mother said "we'll see," what did Gerald know that really meant?
(a) She would never agree to do it.
(b) She would forget about it.
(c) She would ask Larry what he thought first.
(d) She would make a decision at the last minute.

5. Where would Larry Darrell rather have gotten together for the family meeting?
(a) In Greece.
(b) In San Francisco.
(c) In New York City.
(d) In Spain.

6. How did Larry react to Theodore's information about the snails Gerald had seen?
(a) He was bored.
(b) He was jealous.
(c) He was angry.
(d) He was disgusted.

7. Where was Gerald's study?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the bathroom attached to his room.
(c) In a bedroom attached to his room.
(d) In the solarium.

8. How did Gerald find the seahorses?
(a) They were sitting on a rock.
(b) They were floating in the water.
(c) They were in Kokino's fishing net.
(d) They were lying on the beach.

9. What did Larry and Gerald learn about snail eggs?
(a) They are buried in sand and the female sits on the eggs.
(b) They are buried in the damp earth and left there.
(c) They are buried in dry sand and left there.
(d) They are pushed under a short bush and left there.

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

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

12. What did Kokino call his unusual fishing method for catching cuddlefish?
(a) "Fishing with love."
(b) "Netting."
(c) "Fishing with spears."
(d) "Dive and catch."

13. Who did Gerald convince to build him a boat?
(a) Spiro.
(b) Theo.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Kokino.

14. Which creature was most interesting to the narrator when he first settles into his new residence?
(a) The hummingbird.
(b) The dung beetle.
(c) The hawk moth.
(d) The carpenter bees.

15. What did Taki say to Gerald as he left the boat at the end of Chapter Two?
(a) "Hasta manana."
(b) "Thanks for coming."
(c) "Pasto calo."
(d) "See you later."

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gerald do with the soft parts of the turtle after the dissection?

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

3. How did Gerald convince his mother to allow him to go fishing with Taki?

4. What is the time of the year in the beginning of the story when the Darrell family members are meeting?

5. What did Theodore give Gerald for his birthday?

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