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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 13, The Snow-White Villa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about the tortoises does Gerry find very interesting?
(a) Their shells.
(b) Their mating ritual.
(c) Their leathered skin.
(d) Their food choices.

2. How does George go about teaching Gerry mathematics?
(a) Through natural history examples.
(b) With flash cards.
(c) By repetition of examples.
(d) With rhythmic rhymes.

3. Who does the family decide will teach Gerry?
(a) George.
(b) Larry.
(c) Spiro.
(d) Yani.

4. What does Gerry take, for his collection, from one of the tortoises?
(a) One of his eggs.
(b) A piece of his shell.
(c) One of her eggs.
(d) His shell.

5. At the snow-white villa, what does Gerry get on intimate terms with?
(a) Owls.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) Lacewings.
(d) Mantids.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Part I: Chapter 4, what does Gerry's Mother decide for him?

2. What do Gerry and George use as water-pistols in the bay?

3. What does Roger do during Gerry's lessons?

4. When Larry goes to light a cigarette, what flies out of the box?

5. What does George teach Gerry about natural history?

(see the answer key)

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