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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the story, what happened to the woman who would not sell her milk for seventeen coins?
(a) She was turned into an owl.
(b) She was turned into a robin.
(c) She was turned into a turtle dove.
(d) She was turned into a snake.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the narrator's name, and how old is he?

3. Where did Theodore suggest he and Gerald go after their picnic lunch?

4. What did Roger do on his excursions with Gerald to the bay?

5. What time did Taki usually begin fishing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Margo and Gerald discover lived on Mouse Island? How did they first discover this person? How did they eventually appease this inhabitant's ire?

2. What did mother have Costas construct in the yard? How did she explain the construction to Gerald? What was Gerald's mother really having built and why?

3. Who was Roger? How did Gerald meet Roger? What did Gerald and Roger do together on the island?

4. What did the family do on Sven's last day at their villa? Who came to visit that day? What did Sven do upon meeting this guest? How does Mother describe Sven as gets into the cab to leave? Why did Larry think her comment was ironic?

5. Who is Taki Thanatos? How did Gerald meet him? What did the two share in common? Where did Taki want to take Gerald?

6. What was the "Bootle-bumtrinket?" How did Gerald get it and what did he do with it?

7. Where did Gerald go to thank Katarina for giving him Sally? What was happening when Gerald arrived at Katarina's? What did Gerald do?

8. What is a China-mark moth? What makes this moth unique?

9. Why did George introduce Gerald to Theo Stephanides? What did Gerald hope to learn from Theo?

10. What was the "hypocritical prayer?" What did Gerald observe about this creature?

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