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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Roger and Gerald witness the morning they were observing two snakes?
(a) A cub attacking the snakes.
(b) A mother fox feeding her cub.
(c) A snake mating ritual.
(d) A snake fight.

3. What did Gerald wear to his visit with the Countess?
(a) A new suit and newly shined shoes.
(b) A pair of jeans and a shirt and tie.
(c) His best clothes and a new pair of sandals.
(d) His new camouflage pants and a tee shirt.

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

5. Where and by who was the white owl found?
(a) In an old barn by a child.
(b) In an old shed by a workman.
(c) In an old shed by an old woman.
(d) In an old barn by a farmer.

6. What did the Countess give Gerald as he was leaving should he get hungry on the way home?
(a) An orange.
(b) A piece of meat.
(c) Three cookies.
(d) A raspberry tart.

7. When Roger first saw the gypsy in the olive grove, what did he think the gypsy had with him?
(a) A large tiger.
(b) A tame lion.
(c) A large dog.
(d) A large child.

8. Where was Margo when Mother and Gerald arrived to see her?
(a) At a Weight Watchers meeting.
(b) At the grocery store.
(c) At a spiritualist meeting.
(d) At a revivalist meeting.

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

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

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

12. How did Gerald plan to feed the baby hedgehogs?
(a) With a straw.
(b) With a syringe.
(c) With an eyedropper.
(d) With a baby bottle from a doll set.

13. When Gerald asked if he could touch Pavlo, what was the gypsy's reply?
(a) "He wouldn't even hurt a bandit who was robbing him of his food."
(b) "Sure, but do it slowly."
(c) "You'd better not, he will cry."
(d) "No, that is not a good idea."

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

15. What happened to Gerald on his way to the Countess's house for their meeting?
(a) He tripped on a rock and fell into a mud puddle.
(b) He met a man on the road who told him about the owl.
(c) He fell off of his donkey into a mud puddle.
(d) He got lost and could not find his way to the house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Pavlo's special talent?

3. While Roger and Gerald were watching a red fox cub, what did they see the cub find?

4. How did Captain Creech injure his face?

5. Who owned the olive press?

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