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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What time did Taki usually begin fishing?
(a) About four in the morning.
(b) About five in the afternoon.
(c) About ten o'clock at night.
(d) About noon.

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

4. What time did Gerald get home after his fishing trip with Taki?
(a) 10:30.
(b) 4:30.
(c) 7:30.
(d) 2:30.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Roger?

3. What or who is Fabre?

4. What was the Greek name for Mouse Island?

5. What did fishermen use to calm the waters around their small boats?

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