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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Fan and Prue explain to Mother and Gerald they were breeding for profit?
(a) Dalmation puppies.
(b) Daschund puppies.
(c) Bedlington puppies.
(d) Collie puppies.

2. What was the other part of the gypsy's act?
(a) Magic tricks.
(b) A talking head.
(c) A disappearing act.
(d) Juggling.

3. What did the Countess and Demetrios serve for the main course of the meal?
(a) Escargo.
(b) Ostrich.
(c) Wild boar.
(d) Shrimp scampi.

4. What sounds could be heard in the olive press?
(a) The rumbling of the grindstone and the drip, drip of the oil.
(b) The drip, drip of the oil and the grumblings of the peasants.
(c) The laughter of the peasants and the rumbling of the grindstone.
(d) The rumbling of the grindstone and the songs of the peasants.

5. How did Captain Creech injure his face?
(a) He was hurt in a bar fight.
(b) He was hurt on a wind jammer.
(c) He was attacked by a lion.
(d) He was in a car accident.

6. What unusual feature of Mrs. Haddock's speech did Mother immediately notice?
(a) She had an American accent.
(b) All her words were strung together without a break.
(c) Her voice sounded like it was coming from another room.
(d) She was able to throw her voice.

7. Why did Mother decide to take Gerald with her to see Margo?
(a) Gerald needed to get away from his animals.
(b) Lucretia was on vacation.
(c) She did not want to leave Gerald in Larry and Leslie's care.
(d) She was afraid to travel alone.

8. What happened during the seance that startled Prue and made her scream?
(a) Margo squeezed her hand too tightly.
(b) A bug ran down the back of her dress.
(c) A cat jumped in her lap.
(d) She heard Mawake's voice.

9. Where was the residue from the grinding kept?
(a) In a vat near the press.
(b) In a corner of the press.
(c) In a barrel next to the press.
(d) In a tray below the press.

10. What song were Donald and Max singing as they approached the Durrell home?
(a) "The Sound of Music."
(b) "The Bear Climbed Over the Mountain."
(c) "Roxanne."
(d) "Maid of the Mountain."

11. Why was Gerald excited to receive the Countess's invitation?
(a) He was to get the owl, and dine with an important person on the island.
(b) He was interested in the wildlife on the Countess's land.
(c) He was curious about the Countess's collections.
(d) He was hoping to get her to donate some land for wildlife.

12. Who offered to take care of the baby hedgehogs while Gerald and his mother were gone for the weekend?
(a) Lucritia.
(b) Margo.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Spiro.

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

14. What was Gerald contemplating on his walk home from meeting the gypsy and Pavlo?
(a) Work he had to do for his tutor.
(b) What he was going to do with Theo that afternoon.
(c) How he could find an animal just like Pavlo for his own.
(d) Cleaning his aquariums.

15. Who were Itch and Scratch?
(a) Gerald's grown hedgehogs.
(b) Gerald's hamsters.
(c) Gerald's dogs.
(d) Gerald's seahorses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the baby hedgehogs live?

2. What advice did Prudence give Mother about Margo's behavior?

3. How did Donald and Max get home after their visit to the Durrell's home?

4. What did Gerald feed his new owl?

5. What was the name of the Countess's husband?

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