Birds, Beasts, and Relatives Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Gerald Durrell
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Birds, Beasts, and Relatives Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who sometimes accompanied Gerald on his boating trips around the island?
(a) Oscar and Lucinda.
(b) Kokino.
(c) Margo.
(d) Widdle, Puke and Roger.

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

4. How did Larry react to Theodore's information about the snails Gerald had seen?
(a) He was disgusted.
(b) He was bored.
(c) He was angry.
(d) He was jealous.

5. What did Gerald discover about the turtle he found in the waters one day while fishing?
(a) The turtle had only three legs.
(b) The turtle was dead.
(c) The turtle was eating a fish.
(d) The turtle was not indigenous to the area.

6. What request did Theodore make of Sven Olsen before Sven left the house?
(a) To whittle a totem pole.
(b) To pay off his rather large bar tab.
(c) To play "Tavern in the Town."
(d) To make him a large brimmed hat.

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

8. Who were Widdle and Puke?
(a) Two of Larry's drunken friends.
(b) Two cats Sven gave Gerald's mother as a gift.
(c) Two spiders Gerald found at the pond.
(d) Two dogs Gerald was given for his birthday.

9. Where did Theodore suggest he and Gerald go after their picnic lunch?
(a) To the other side of the lake.
(b) Home for a nap.
(c) To their boat and off to the reefs.
(d) Home to get their fishing gear.

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

11. Who did Gerald find putting bamboo poles into the ground?
(a) Costas.
(b) Theo.
(c) George.
(d) Leslie.

12. What was the second catch of the fishing expedition for Taki?
(a) A trout.
(b) A red snapper.
(c) A sea horse.
(d) An octopus.

13. What is the time of the year in the beginning of the story when the Darrell family members are meeting?
(a) The winter.
(b) The spring.
(c) The summer.
(d) The fall.

14. What did Gerald do with the soft parts of the turtle after the dissection?
(a) Threw them all out to sea.
(b) Used them for bait.
(c) Buried them at the top of the hill behind the villa.
(d) Gave them to Lucritia to throw away.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Theodore and Gerald hear as they ate lunch in the olive grove?

3. How did Mother describe Sven Olsen as he left her home?

4. What did Kokino call his unusual fishing method for catching cuddlefish?

5. What time did Taki usually begin fishing?

(see the answer keys)

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