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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Larry reveal about Sven after Sven had left the house?
(a) He was dying.
(b) He was ill with cancer.
(c) He was fleeing from the army.
(d) He was a homosexual.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Margo do daily to combat her acne?

2. What was one of the unusual things Gerald knew about the water-spider?

3. How did Larry react to Theodore's information about the snails Gerald had seen?

4. About what book did the Darrell family begin speaking during their meeting?

5. What kinds of things are made with the hawks-bill turtle shell?

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