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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the owl spend the rest of the night after the commotion in the attic?
(a) Gerald put him outside in a cage.
(b) In a cardboard box in Gerald's room.
(c) He slept in Mother's room in a cage.
(d) He remained in the attic.

2. At what time did Donald and Max arrive at the Durrell home?
(a) Two o'clock in the afternoon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Eight o'clock at night.
(d) Two o'clock in the morning.

3. What did Gerald hear Prue tell Mother about Mrs. Haddock?
(a) That she was covered in dark sheets and able to hear voices.
(b) That she was covered in fur coats and able to speak to the dead.
(c) That she was covered in endoplasm and able to speak to the dead.
(d) That she was covered in ectoplasm and able to make trumpets fly.

4. To what did Countess Mavrodaki invite Gerald to be her guest?
(a) For lunch the following Friday.
(b) For dinner the following Friday,
(c) For dinner the following week.
(d) For lunch the following Wednesday.

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

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

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

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

9. How did Donald and Max get home after their visit to the Durrell's home?
(a) They walked to the rode and hitched a ride.
(b) They called for a cab to pick them up.
(c) The cab driver offered to take them home.
(d) They stole the cab parked out front of the villa.

10. Who found the baby hedgehogs and called for Gerald to come see them?
(a) A friend of Larry's.
(b) A friend of the family's.
(c) An old woman working in a nearby field.
(d) The next door neighbor.

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

12. What unusual thing did Gerald's spade-footed toad do when shown food?
(a) He would roll over onto his back.
(b) He would sing for his food.
(c) He would leap out of the aquarium.
(d) He was bury himself in a hole with the food.

13. What did the doctor in Corfu recommend to treat Margo's health problems?
(a) She should be seen be a specialist in London.
(b) She should be hospitalized.
(c) She should see an allergist in Athens.
(d) She should begin eating only vegetables and fruit.

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

15. What special gift did the owner of the press give to Gerald in return for some of the local gossip?
(a) A barrel of residue from the press.
(b) A quart of olive oil.
(c) A job at the press.
(d) A spade-footed toad.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Gerald do with the bear?

3. Who attended the seance with Mrs. Haddock?

4. Before Donald and Max leave the Durrells, what were they given to drink?

5. What was the other part of the gypsy's act?

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