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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what did Margo accuse her mother during their conversation with Mrs. Haddock?
(a) Of being narrow-minded and confused.
(b) Of being prejudiced and rude.
(c) Of being rude and vociferous.
(d) Of being narrow-minded and Victorian.

2. 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.

3. How did the water-spider manage to live underwater?
(a) By constructing a breathing bell at the surface.
(b) By consructing a web suspended above the water.
(c) By constructing a home on the side of the container.
(d) By constructing a home atop the water.

4. Who was Kokino?
(a) Theo.
(b) Margo.
(c) Spiro.
(d) Mother.

5. Why did Gerald's mother object to getting him a donkey?
(a) They were not available to out-of-towners.
(b) They were too expensive and required too much upkeep.
(c) They were too large and needed too much care.
(d) They were too expensive and there were no available babies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Countess's husband?

2. Where did Mother and Gerald stay when they arrived to see Margo?

3. Who owned the olive press?

4. What is the time of the year in the beginning of the story when the Darrell family members are meeting?

5. What other animal had Gerald dissected before the turtle?

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