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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened when Gerald punctured the turtle's stomach?
(a) A noxious gas was emitted into the air.
(b) He was able to see what the turtle had last eaten.
(c) The turtle had sand and small fish in its stomach.
(d) The stomach was empty.

3. What did Larry and Gerald learn about snail eggs?
(a) They are buried in dry sand and left there.
(b) They are buried in sand and the female sits on the eggs.
(c) They are pushed under a short bush and left there.
(d) They are buried in the damp earth and left there.

4. What did Theodore and Gerald hear as they ate lunch in the olive grove?
(a) Lambs braying on the far side of the hill.
(b) Goats chewing on any foliage around them.
(c) Dogs barking at delivery men.
(d) Cows mooing in the distance.

5. What did Leslie Darrell discover upon settling into the villa?
(a) One was able to rent a helicopter without parental permission.
(b) One was able to purchase lethal weapons without a permit.
(c) One was able to purchase wine at any age.
(d) One was able to purchase an automobile without a license.

6. What color was the villa into which the Darrell family moved on Corfu?
(a) Alligator green with orange shutters.
(b) Crushed-strawberry pink with green shutters.
(c) Avacado green with yellow shutters.
(d) Navel-orange with green shutters.

7. Where did Gerald first pay attention to donkeys on the island?
(a) At Theo's home.
(b) At the market place.
(c) At the seashore town near the villa.
(d) At Katarina's wedding.

8. Where would Larry Darrell rather have gotten together for the family meeting?
(a) In Greece.
(b) In New York City.
(c) In Spain.
(d) In San Francisco.

9. What did Gerald do with the soft parts of the turtle after the dissection?
(a) Threw them all out to sea.
(b) Used them for bait.
(c) Buried them at the top of the hill behind the villa.
(d) Gave them to Lucritia to throw away.

10. What did Taki say to Gerald as he left the boat at the end of Chapter Two?
(a) "Hasta manana."
(b) "See you later."
(c) "Pasto calo."
(d) "Thanks for coming."

11. What did earlier naturalists call the rotifer?
(a) Spinning limbs.
(b) Wheel-barrows.
(c) Wheel-animalcules.
(d) Spinning spiders.

12. Who was George?
(a) The narrator's dog.
(b) The narrator's tutor.
(c) The narrator's gardener.
(d) The narrator's father.

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

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

15. How did Taki catch the fish he found lying on the shore?
(a) With his hands.
(b) With his knife.
(c) With his net.
(d) With his trident.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gerald do with the water-spider he found on one of his solo adventures to the lake?

2. What did Gerald name the donkey?

3. What did Larry reveal about Sven after Sven had left the house?

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

5. What reason was Gerald given for his mother wanting a bamboo house?

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