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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Gerald's study?
(a) In the bathroom attached to his room.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the solarium.
(d) In a bedroom attached to his room.

2. When did Larry learn all about donkeys?
(a) When he was in Africa, he rode on donkeys.
(b) When he was in Spain, he rode on ponies.
(c) When he was in Australia, he rode on donkeys.
(d) When he was in India, he rode on ponies.

3. How did Gerald's family react to seahorses?
(a) They all disliked the new animals.
(b) They all liked the new animals.
(c) They all asked Gerald to get rid of the animals.
(d) They did not care one way or the other.

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

5. About what book did the Darrell family begin speaking during their meeting?
(a) "My Family and Other Animals."
(b) "Pets and My Family."
(c) Strange Animals I Have Known."
(d) "My Family and Smarter Animals."

6. What did Gerald announce to his family at their meeting?
(a) He was leaving for America.
(b) He was graduating from college.
(c) He was going to write another book.
(d) He was getting married.

7. Where did Gerald decide to dissect his turtle?
(a) On the beach.
(b) On the front porch.
(c) In his bedroom.
(d) On the verada.

8. What did Gerald learn from Theodore about the snails he had seen mating?
(a) The snails were from different species.
(b) The snails were not indigious of the region.
(c) The snails were not actually mating.
(d) The snails were both male and female.

9. What unusual thing did Gerald learn about seahorses once the babies were born?
(a) The mother carried the eggs in her brood-pouch.
(b) The father ate some of the eggs during the gestation period.
(c) The eggs floated in water until they were ready to hatch.
(d) The father nurtured seahorse eggs in his brood-pouch.

10. What did Gerald do with the water-spider he found on one of his solo adventures to the lake?
(a) Placed it in an aquarium with a sandy floor.
(b) Placed it on the front porch of the villa in a bucket of water.
(c) Placed it in the pond in front of the house.
(d) Placed it in a metal can filled with water in the kitchen.

11. Who were Widdle and Puke?
(a) Two spiders Gerald found at the pond.
(b) Two dogs Gerald was given for his birthday.
(c) Two cats Sven gave Gerald's mother as a gift.
(d) Two of Larry's drunken friends.

12. What reason was Gerald given for his mother wanting a bamboo house?
(a) She could sleep in it on cool nights.
(b) She could store the yard equipment.
(c) She could store the extra luggage in it.
(d) She could keep plants or store sweet potatoes.

13. Where were the narrator's family members meeting as the story opens?
(a) In England.
(b) In Corfu.
(c) In Scotland.
(d) In Ireland.

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

15. Who was Roger?
(a) The narrator's dog.
(b) The narrator's brother.
(c) The narrator's pony.
(d) The narrator's parrot.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gerald's mother said "we'll see," what did Gerald know that really meant?

2. What did Leslie Darrell discover upon settling into the villa?

3. What did Gerald do with the soft parts of the turtle after the dissection?

4. How did Gerald find the seahorses?

5. What color was the villa into which the Darrell family moved on Corfu?

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