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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The day before his birthday, what did Gerald notice about his family?
(a) They are all making fun of him.
(b) They were all ignoring him.
(c) They were all behaving in a more eccentric manner.
(d) They were all in bad moods.

2. On one of his solo adventures, where did Gerald find a water-spider he brought home to study?
(a) A return visit to the lake without Theodore.
(b) A return visit to the reefs.
(c) A trek up the hillside.
(d) In the kitchen.

3. Which family member bought a book about nature for Gerald as a gift?
(a) Margo.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Larry.
(d) Mother

4. What was "Bootle-bumtrinket?"
(a) The name of one of his dogs.
(b) The name of Gerald's boat.
(c) The name of Kokino's boat.
(d) The name of his turtle.

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

6. What are elvers?
(a) Baby birds.
(b) Baby eels.
(c) Snails.
(d) Snakes.

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

8. What did Gerald learn from Theodore about the snails he had seen mating?
(a) The snails were not actually mating.
(b) The snails were both male and female.
(c) The snails were from different species.
(d) The snails were not indigious of the region.

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

10. What did Gerald do with the water-spider he found on one of his solo adventures to the lake?
(a) Placed it on the front porch of the villa in a bucket of water.
(b) Placed it in the pond in front of the house.
(c) Placed it in an aquarium with a sandy floor.
(d) Placed it in a metal can filled with water in the kitchen.

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

12. From whom did Mother get the donkey she gave to Gerald?
(a) From Theo.
(b) From Katarina.
(c) From the market place.
(d) From Costas.

13. What did Gerald announce to his family at their meeting?
(a) He was getting married.
(b) He was graduating from college.
(c) He was leaving for America.
(d) He was going to write another book.

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

15. What did Theodore and Gerald snack on after their day of exploration in Chapter Four?
(a) Hot chocolate and cookies.
(b) Hot milk and scones.
(c) Hot tea and scones.
(d) Hot coffee and cookies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Mouse Island?

2. Who was Kokino?

3. What was Benitses?

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

5. What did Theodore give Gerald for his birthday?

(see the answer keys)

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