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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. When did Gerald and his family move to a new villa?
(a) In the fall.
(b) In the spring.
(c) In the winter.
(d) In the summer.

5. What did Gerald drink throughout his meal with the Countess?
(a) Milk.
(b) Wine.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Cola.

6. 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) "No, that is not a good idea."
(d) "You'd better not, he will cry."

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

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

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

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

11. Why did Captain Creech show up at the Durrell house?
(a) He was invited by Mother.
(b) He heard about Gerald's collection of creatures.
(c) He was invited by Larrry.
(d) He was invited by Theo.

12. What was the name of the Countess's husband?
(a) Maurice.
(b) Richard.
(c) August.
(d) Henri.

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

14. What animal was in the middle of the olive press pulling the grindstone?
(a) A mule.
(b) A cow.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A horse.

15. What did Gerald hear Prue tell Mother about Mrs. Haddock?
(a) That she was covered in ectoplasm and able to make trumpets fly.
(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 dark sheets and able to hear voices.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Larry think was making all the commotion in the attic in the middle of the night?

2. What did the doctor in Corfu recommend to treat Margo's health problems?

3. Where did Mother and Gerald stay when they arrived to see Margo?

4. What happened during the seance that startled Prue and made her scream?

5. What kind of trees lined the path to Countess Mavrodaki's villa?

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