Birds, Beasts, and Relatives Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Gerald Durrell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 160 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Birds, Beasts, and Relatives Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the fish Taki caught was poisonous?
(a) The head.
(b) The tail.
(c) The spines.
(d) The fins.

2. What did Theodore give Gerald for his birthday?
(a) A collecting box just like Theodore's.
(b) A birthday cake.
(c) A net and new string.
(d) A box of glass bottles.

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

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

5. What color was the villa into which the Darrell family moved on Corfu?
(a) Avacado green with yellow shutters.
(b) Crushed-strawberry pink with green shutters.
(c) Alligator green with orange shutters.
(d) Navel-orange with green shutters.

6. What did Margo do daily to combat her acne?
(a) Steam bathe.
(b) Salt bathe.
(c) Sea bathe.
(d) Sun bathe.

7. Who was Roger?
(a) The narrator's parrot.
(b) The narrator's brother.
(c) The narrator's dog.
(d) The narrator's pony.

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

9. About what book did the Darrell family begin speaking during their meeting?
(a) "Pets and My Family."
(b) "My Family and Smarter Animals."
(c) Strange Animals I Have Known."
(d) "My Family and Other Animals."

10. What did Roger do on his excursions with Gerald to the bay?
(a) He chased after hummingbirds.
(b) He caught small fish in the shallow water.
(c) He laid in the sun napping.
(d) He swam across the bay.

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

12. Who did Gerald find putting bamboo poles into the ground?
(a) Costas.
(b) George.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Theo.

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

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

15. Who sometimes accompanied Gerald on his boating trips around the island?
(a) Kokino.
(b) Oscar and Lucinda.
(c) Widdle, Puke and Roger.
(d) Margo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the second catch of the fishing expedition for Taki?

2. Who was Kokino?

3. What did Gerald name the donkey?

4. What are elvers?

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

(see the answer keys)

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