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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How did Gerald transport the owl back to his villa?
(a) In a cardboard box.
(b) In a straw basket.
(c) In a canvas bag.
(d) In a metal cage.

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

5. What is a carrochino?
(a) A cab.
(b) A bus.
(c) A baby carrot.
(d) A cherry.

6. Where did the family find the missing Donald who was yelling "cooee?"
(a) Hiding in a kitchen closet.
(b) Underneath the front porch of the house.
(c) Locked in the outhouse.
(d) Hanging on a pipe in the well.

7. What did Mother call Mrs. Haddock before leaving the seance?
(a) Ignorant.
(b) Charlatan.
(c) Deceitful.
(d) Liar.

8. Why did Margo and Larry implore Donald and Max to be quiet?
(a) Mother might awaken and call the police.
(b) Gerald was asleep.
(c) Mother was sick and sleeping.
(d) The neighbors might awaken and call the police.

9. Of what did Margo accuse her mother during their conversation with Mrs. Haddock?
(a) Of being narrow-minded and Victorian.
(b) Of being rude and vociferous.
(c) Of being prejudiced and rude.
(d) Of being narrow-minded and confused.

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

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

12. What did Theodore and Gerald see out in the water while Captain Creech was visiting?
(a) Three sharks.
(b) Three water spouts.
(c) Three small sailboats.
(d) Three children playing.

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

14. What did Gerald feed his new owl?
(a) Chopped meat and a mouse.
(b) A mouse and lettuce.
(c) Chopped meat and lettuce.
(d) A mouse and carrots.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gerald asked if he could touch Pavlo, what was the gypsy's reply?

2. What animal was in the middle of the olive press pulling the grindstone?

3. When Roger first saw the gypsy in the olive grove, what did he think the gypsy had with him?

4. What was Pavlo's special talent?

5. What did Gerald do with the bear?

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