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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The day before his birthday, what did Gerald notice about his family?
(a) They were all ignoring him.
(b) They were all behaving in a more eccentric manner.
(c) They are all making fun of him.
(d) They were all in bad moods.

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

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

4. What unusual thing did Gerald learn about seahorses once the babies were born?
(a) The father nurtured seahorse eggs in his brood-pouch.
(b) The eggs floated in water until they were ready to hatch.
(c) The mother carried the eggs in her brood-pouch.
(d) The father ate some of the eggs during the gestation period.

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

6. What did Larry and Gerald learn about snail eggs?
(a) They are pushed under a short bush and left there.
(b) They are buried in dry sand and left there.
(c) They are buried in sand and the female sits on the eggs.
(d) They are buried in the damp earth and left there.

7. What other animal had Gerald dissected before the turtle?
(a) A cuttlefish.
(b) A seahorse.
(c) A terrapin.
(d) An octopus.

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

9. Where was Mouse Island?
(a) About a quarter mile from the bay.
(b) A day's drive down the shore.
(c) About a mile off of Corfu.
(d) A short swim from the villa.

10. How did the judge rule on the case between Crippenopoulos and Leslie?
(a) He threw the case out.
(b) He found Leslie guilty.
(c) He found Leslie not guilty.
(d) He charged both men fifty dollars and dismissed the case.

11. What did Gerald announce to his family at their meeting?
(a) He was going to write another book.
(b) He was leaving for America.
(c) He was graduating from college.
(d) He was getting married.

12. What kinds of things are made with the hawks-bill turtle shell?
(a) Glasses frames.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Turtle soups.

13. Who was George?
(a) The narrator's father.
(b) The narrator's tutor.
(c) The narrator's dog.
(d) The narrator's gardener.

14. Who was Sven Olsen?
(a) A friend of Leslie's who came to visit.
(b) A friend of Larry's who played the accordion.
(c) A friend of Margo's from school.
(d) A friend of Larry's who made straw hats.

15. What did Kokino call his unusual fishing method for catching cuddlefish?
(a) "Dive and catch."
(b) "Fishing with love."
(c) "Netting."
(d) "Fishing with spears."

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Gerald find the seahorses?

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

3. How did Taki catch the fish he found lying on the shore?

4. What did Taki say to Gerald as he left the boat at the end of Chapter Two?

5. Who did Gerald find putting bamboo poles into the ground?

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