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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. What did Gerald do with the bear?
(a) Brought him to the zoo.
(b) Returned him to the gypsy.
(c) Tied him up outside.
(d) Secretly brought him to his bedroom.

2. What did Gerald drink throughout his meal with the Countess?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Wine.
(c) Cola.
(d) Milk.

3. What did Mother call Mrs. Haddock before leaving the seance?
(a) Ignorant.
(b) Liar.
(c) Deceitful.
(d) Charlatan.

4. How did the baby hedgehogs die?
(a) From cold and lack of food.
(b) They got out of the box and died of exposure.
(c) Larry accidentally stepped on them.
(d) From being overfed the weekend Gerald was out of town.

5. In what room did the Countess and Gerald eat their meal?
(a) On the sunporch.
(b) In the library.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the formal dining hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Mrs. Haddock, channeling Mawake, told Margo to do about her health problems?

2. What was Pavlo's special talent?

3. What sounds could be heard in the olive press?

4. Where and by who was the white owl found?

5. Where was the residue from the grinding kept?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the Countess Mavrodaki? Why did she contact Gerald? What was Larry's reaction to her letter to Gerald?

2. What happened to Mother, Larry and the rest of the crew on the yacht ride with Mother? How did Mother react to the event? What was in the letter Captain Creech sent Mother after his departure and how did Mother respond to it?

3. Why did Gerald and Mother go to London? What did they find when they got there?

4. Who was Papa Demetrios? How did Gerald and Papa Demetrios know each other? What story did he tell Gerald about a fellow villager, Andreas Papoyakis?

5. What was the Talking Head? How did it work?

6. What misadventure did Gerald have on his way to meet Countess Mavrodaki? How did he feel when he arrived at her house? What was her response to his misadventure on the way over?

7. What sound woke Larry in the middle of the night that caused him to wake the rest of the family? What did Gerald tell them all that explained things? What had caused the noise?

8. What did Gerald find in a field an old woman was cultivating? What did Gerald do with his find?

9. What did Gerald observe about the women and the machinery of pressing olives?

10. Who was Tickletummy? Where did Tickletummy come from? What special quality did Tickletummy have that warranted his name?

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