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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Kokino?

3. How did the judge rule on the case between Crippenopoulos and Leslie?

4. On one of his solo adventures, where did Gerald find a water-spider he brought home to study?

5. What was the Greek name for Mouse Island?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did mother have Costas construct in the yard? How did she explain the construction to Gerald? What was Gerald's mother really having built and why?

2. What was the set pattern Theo and Gerald had established for their excursions? What was the first thing they did when settling into a new spot?

3. Who was Kokino? What does Kokino mean in Greek? What did Kokino and Gerald do together?

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

5. Why did George introduce Gerald to Theo Stephanides? What did Gerald hope to learn from Theo?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. Where did Gerald go to thank Katarina for giving him Sally? What was happening when Gerald arrived at Katarina's? What did Gerald do?

10. Who is Taki Thanatos? How did Gerald meet him? What did the two share in common? Where did Taki want to take Gerald?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Kralefsky? He is given an opportunity to tell a story in Chapter Nine. What is the story he tells, and why does Gerald doubt the truth of the story?

Essay Topic 2

What is a memoir? What specific qualities separate memoir from autobiography? What qualities are inherent in a memoir?

Essay Topic 3

There are many important scenes in the memoir in which the whole family reacts to something Gerald has done. One is the family's reaction to Pavlo. Another is the description of the turtle on the veranda. By their reactions, the family provides us with important parts of their personalities. Compare and contrast these two important examples of the family reacting to something Gerald has done, and discuss what we learn about the people involved.

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