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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is a carrochino?
(a) A cherry.
(b) A cab.
(c) A bus.
(d) A baby carrot.
2. What happened to Gerald on his way to the Countess's house for their meeting?
(a) He met a man on the road who told him about the owl.
(b) He tripped on a rock and fell into a mud puddle.
(c) He got lost and could not find his way to the house.
(d) He fell off of his donkey into a mud puddle.
3. How did Gerald's family react when he walked into the drawing room the afternoon he had met the gypsy?
(a) They yelled at Gerald to take his new pet outdoors.
(b) They asked where his newest creature came from.
(c) They screamed, lept to their feet, and tried to protect themselves.
(d) They applauded and told Gerald it was a great trick.
4. What did Gerald hear Prue tell Mother about Mrs. Haddock?
(a) That she was covered in dark sheets and able to hear voices.
(b) That she was covered in ectoplasm and able to make trumpets fly.
(c) That she was covered in endoplasm and able to speak to the dead.
(d) That she was covered in fur coats and able to speak to the dead.
5. How did the baby hedgehogs die?
(a) From being overfed the weekend Gerald was out of town.
(b) From cold and lack of food.
(c) Larry accidentally stepped on them.
(d) They got out of the box and died of exposure.
6. Who owned the olive press?
(a) Papa Dolmades.
(b) Papa Darios.
(c) Papa Domingo.
(d) Papa Demetrios.
7. How did Andreas Papoyakis lose his hand?
(a) By getting it caught in a mower.
(b) By getting it caught in the olive press.
(c) By holding a lit stick of dynamite.
(d) By shooting himself in the hand.
8. When Gerald asked if he could touch Pavlo, what was the gypsy's reply?
(a) "He wouldn't even hurt a bandit who was robbing him of his food."
(b) "Sure, but do it slowly."
(c) "You'd better not, he will cry."
(d) "No, that is not a good idea."
9. What did Roger and Gerald witness the morning they were observing two snakes?
(a) A snake fight.
(b) A snake mating ritual.
(c) A mother fox feeding her cub.
(d) A cub attacking the snakes.
10. What unusual feature of Mrs. Haddock's speech did Mother immediately notice?
(a) She had an American accent.
(b) Her voice sounded like it was coming from another room.
(c) She was able to throw her voice.
(d) All her words were strung together without a break.
11. Why did Margo and Larry implore Donald and Max to be quiet?
(a) Mother might awaken and call the police.
(b) The neighbors might awaken and call the police.
(c) Gerald was asleep.
(d) Mother was sick and sleeping.
12. What was Max doing in the kitchen when Margo walked in?
(a) Climbing out of the kitchen window.
(b) Making a pot of coffee.
(c) Going through the kitchen drawers.
(d) Setting fire to a five pound note.
13. What did Larry say over and over again upon seeing Gerald and the bear?
(a) He refused to allow Gerald to have a pet bear.
(b) He was too frightened of bears to have one in the house.
(c) He was allergic to bears.
(d) He aksed if he could touch it.
14. What was Gerald contemplating on his walk home from meeting the gypsy and Pavlo?
(a) What he was going to do with Theo that afternoon.
(b) Cleaning his aquariums.
(c) Work he had to do for his tutor.
(d) How he could find an animal just like Pavlo for his own.
15. How did the gypsy react when Gerald asked if he could purchase Pavlo?
(a) He began to cry at the idea of Pavlo leaving him.
(b) He was delighted and asked how much Gerald would pay.
(c) He explained Pavlo was like a son to him.
(d) He laughed at Gerald and called him a fool.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Roger first saw the gypsy in the olive grove, what did he think the gypsy had with him?
2. What did Gerald drink throughout his meal with the Countess?
3. Where was Margo when Mother and Gerald arrived to see her?
4. Why did Captain Creech show up at the Durrell house?
5. What new health problem beset Margo after Leslie's court case?
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