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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Gerald convince to build him a boat?
(a) Theo.
(b) Spiro.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Kokino.

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

3. Why did Mother decide to take Gerald with her to see Margo?
(a) Lucretia was on vacation.
(b) Gerald needed to get away from his animals.
(c) She did not want to leave Gerald in Larry and Leslie's care.
(d) She was afraid to travel alone.

4. What did Margo ask her mother to do with the cabbage she had brought with her to the hotel?
(a) Help her to make stuffed cabbage.
(b) Boil cabbage for her facial cream.
(c) Put cabbage leaves on her feet overnight.
(d) Tie cabbage leaves to her face.

5. Where did Gerald first pay attention to donkeys on the island?
(a) At Theo's home.
(b) At the market place.
(c) At the seashore town near the villa.
(d) At Katarina's wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offered to take care of the baby hedgehogs while Gerald and his mother were gone for the weekend?

2. Where did the baby hedgehogs live?

3. What time did Gerald get home after his fishing trip with Taki?

4. What did Gerald witness when he arrived at Katarina's house in Chapter Three?

5. What treat did the owner of the press cook over an open flame for himself and Gerald?

(see the answer key)

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