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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gerald witness when he arrived at Katarina's house in Chapter Three?
(a) The birth of her baby girl.
(b) The fight between Katarina and her sister.
(c) The surprise shower thrown by her sisters.
(d) The birth of her baby boy.

2. What did earlier naturalists call the rotifer?
(a) Wheel-barrows.
(b) Wheel-animalcules.
(c) Spinning limbs.
(d) Spinning spiders.

3. Who was Taki Thanatos?
(a) A young man whose father had just died.
(b) A young man who was the narrator's Greek tutor.
(c) A young man the narrator met while exploring the bay.
(d) A young man who rented small boats to tourists.

4. What time did Taki usually begin fishing?
(a) About five in the afternoon.
(b) About four in the morning.
(c) About ten o'clock at night.
(d) About noon.

5. Where did Theodore suggest he and Gerald go after their picnic lunch?
(a) Home for a nap.
(b) Home to get their fishing gear.
(c) To their boat and off to the reefs.
(d) To the other side of the lake.

6. Where did Gerald first pay attention to donkeys on the island?
(a) At the market place.
(b) At Theo's home.
(c) At Katarina's wedding.
(d) At the seashore town near the villa.

7. What happened when Gerald punctured the turtle's stomach?
(a) A noxious gas was emitted into the air.
(b) He was able to see what the turtle had last eaten.
(c) The stomach was empty.
(d) The turtle had sand and small fish in its stomach.

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

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

10. 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 make a decision at the last minute.
(d) She would ask Larry what he thought first.

11. How did Mother describe Sven Olsen as he left her home?
(a) As a "well read scholar."
(b) As a "snobbish performer."
(c) As a "manly man."
(d) As a "peculiar sort."

12. How did the water-spider Gerald caught decide where to build her home?
(a) By walking back and forth repeatedly.
(b) By running back and forth below the surface of the water.
(c) By walking slowly around the water's edge.
(d) By sitting motionless in a corner.

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

14. How did Gerald convince his mother to allow him to go fishing with Taki?
(a) He promised to bring home dinner.
(b) He offered to clean the bathrooms.
(c) He brought along his brother.
(d) He took an afternoon nap.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Crippenopoulos accuse Roger of doing?

3. What or who is Fabre?

4. Which creature was most interesting to the narrator when he first settles into his new residence?

5. What was the narrator's name in Greek?

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