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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 rent a helicopter without parental permission.
(c) One was able to purchase wine at any age.
(d) One was able to purchase an automobile without a license.

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

3. During the presentation of the donkey, what did Margo keep talking about?
(a) Her ruined dress.
(b) The mess in the hallway.
(c) Her spoiled decorations.
(d) The ruined surprise.

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

5. What was Benitses?
(a) The largest coin in the Greek currency.
(b) The name of the bay the narrator enjoyed exploring.
(c) The town in which Taki lived.
(d) The city twenty miles from the villa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gerald bring with him to go fishing with Taki?

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

3. Who was Taki Thanatos?

4. What part of the fish Taki caught was poisonous?

5. How did China-mark moths get their name?

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