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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 revivalist meeting.
(d) At a spiritualist meeting.

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

4. Where did Mother and Gerald stay when they arrived to see Margo?
(a) Wtih Fan and Prue.
(b) At a bed and breakfast.
(c) At a fancy hotel.
(d) At the Balaklave Mansions.

5. Where did the baby hedgehogs live?
(a) In a cardboard box under Gerald's bed.
(b) In a cardboard box in the attic.
(c) In a cardboard box on Gerald's balnket.
(d) In a cardboard box on the veranda.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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 got lost and could not find his way to the house.
(d) He fell off of his donkey into a mud puddle.

14. 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) Hiding in a kitchen closet.
(d) Locked in the outhouse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Larry say over and over again upon seeing Gerald and the bear?

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

3. How did the baby hedgehogs die?

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

5. What did the Countess give Gerald as he was leaving should he get hungry on the way home?

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