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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mother say to Gerald as they turned off the lights to fall asleep?
(a) "I wish your father were alive and here."
(b) "No one listens to each other in this family."
(c) "I sometimes think I am the only sane member of the family."
(d) "Good night dear and we will have fun tomrrow."

2. What did Gerald receive in the mail at the beginning of winter in Corfu?
(a) A letter from a naturalist.
(b) A letter from the Greek government.
(c) A letter from a friend of Dr. Stephanides.
(d) A letter from his Aunt Pru.

3. What treat did the owner of the press cook over an open flame for himself and Gerald?
(a) Caramel corn.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Hamburgers.
(d) French toast.

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

5. What advice did Prudence give Mother about Margo's behavior?
(a) She suggested Mother come right away and talk to Margo.
(b) She suggested Mother send Margo to a boarding school.
(c) She suggested Mother talk to Dr. Androichelli again.
(d) She suggested Mother bring Margo back to Corfu.

6. What name does the Countess tell Gerald to call her during their visit?
(a) Madaline.
(b) Matilda.
(c) Melanie.
(d) Martha.

7. Who owned the olive press?
(a) Papa Demetrios.
(b) Papa Dolmades.
(c) Papa Domingo.
(d) Papa Darios.

8. What did Mother go into the kitchen to make for Captain Creech to have with tea?
(a) A tray of cheeses.
(b) Scones.
(c) Small sandwiches.
(d) Cookies.

9. What did Mother carry into the living room when she came to investigate the commotion there?
(a) Her Dandie Dinmont terrier, Dodo.
(b) Her Chijuajua, Dodo.
(c) Her Bedlington terrier, Dodo.
(d) Her Dashund, Dodo.

10. Who are Fan and Prudence?
(a) Mother's cousin and her mother.
(b) Mother's sisters.
(c) Mother's sister and neice.
(d) Mother's best friends.

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

12. What did Margo ask her mother to do with the cabbage she had brought with her to the hotel?
(a) Boil cabbage for her facial cream.
(b) Help her to make stuffed cabbage.
(c) Put cabbage leaves on her feet overnight.
(d) Tie cabbage leaves to her face.

13. What was Pavlo's special talent?
(a) He could jump through a hoop.
(b) He could dance with the gypsy.
(c) He could speak five languages.
(d) He could run faster than anyone else in the town.

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

15. How did the gypsy react when Gerald asked if he could purchase Pavlo?
(a) He explained Pavlo was like a son to him.
(b) He laughed at Gerald and called him a fool.
(c) He began to cry at the idea of Pavlo leaving him.
(d) He was delighted and asked how much Gerald would pay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Max doing in the kitchen when Margo walked in?

2. How did the baby hedgehogs die?

3. Who offered to take care of the baby hedgehogs while Gerald and his mother were gone for the weekend?

4. Who were Itch and Scratch?

5. How did Gerald's family react when he walked into the drawing room the afternoon he had met the gypsy?

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