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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What time did Taki usually begin fishing?
(a) About four in the morning.
(b) About ten o'clock at night.
(c) About noon.
(d) About five in the afternoon.

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

4. 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 fall.
(c) The spring.
(d) The summer.

5. During the presentation of the donkey, what did Margo keep talking about?
(a) Her ruined dress.
(b) The mess in the hallway.
(c) The ruined surprise.
(d) Her spoiled decorations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Corfu?

2. What did Larry tell Gerald to do if he wanted to go faster while riding on his donkey?

3. Who was Kokino?

4. Where was Mouse Island?

5. Where did Gerald decide to dissect his turtle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the family do on Sven's last day at their villa? Who came to visit that day? What did Sven do upon meeting this guest? How does Mother describe Sven as gets into the cab to leave? Why did Larry think her comment was ironic?

2. How did Gerald's family react to the seahorses? What unusual thing did Theodore teach Gerald about seahorses?

3. What did Gerald bring with him for his nighttime fishing expedition? What did he do with his treasures before returning home? What did Taki give Gerald to appease Mother for the late hour of Gerald's return?

4. What did Gerald do upon catching a seahorse while fishing with Kokino? Where did he find them? How many seahorses did he find in all, and what did he do with them?

5. How did Leslie react to settling into their new home? What did he set about to do while in Corfu? How did his mother react to this plan?

6. What creature did Gerald discover on an afternoon trek to the lake alone? Why was this creature especially important to Gerald? What was unique about this creature?

7. Where did Taki take Gerald to catch fish? What unusual method did Taki use to catch fish? What strange fish did Taki catch that fascinated Gerald? What did Gerald learn about the fish Taki caught?

8. Who is the narrator of the story? What do we learn about him in the opening "Conversations?" Where is his home?

9. Who was Sally? Where did Sally come from? How did the name Sally come to be? Why was Gerald excited to have Sally as a member of the household?

10. What was the "hypocritical prayer?" What did Gerald observe about this creature?

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