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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the Countess's husband?
(a) Henri.
(b) Richard.
(c) Maurice.
(d) August.

2. What did Larry tell Gerald to do if he wanted to go faster while riding on his donkey?
(a) Hit her fiercely with the switch.
(b) Pull on her reins and say "Go!"
(c) Hit her gently with the switch.
(d) Kick her in the ribs with his heel.

3. Of what did Margo accuse her mother during their conversation with Mrs. Haddock?
(a) Of being rude and vociferous.
(b) Of being narrow-minded and Victorian.
(c) Of being prejudiced and rude.
(d) Of being narrow-minded and confused.

4. What did Kokino call his unusual fishing method for catching cuddlefish?
(a) "Fishing with spears."
(b) "Dive and catch."
(c) "Netting."
(d) "Fishing with love."

5. What was Benitses?
(a) The largest coin in the Greek currency.
(b) The town in which Taki lived.
(c) The city twenty miles from the villa.
(d) The name of the bay the narrator enjoyed exploring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Andreas Papoyakis lose his hand?

2. What kind of trees lined the path to Countess Mavrodaki's villa?

3. What did fishermen use to calm the waters around their small boats?

4. Why did Gerald's mother object to getting him a donkey?

5. What was the narrator's name in Greek?

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