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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Taki say to Gerald as he left the boat at the end of Chapter Two?
(a) "Pasto calo."
(b) "Thanks for coming."
(c) "Hasta manana."
(d) "See you later."

2. What did Gerald often see when he looked out of his window just after waking in the morning?
(a) Fishermen in their boats.
(b) Larry and Leslie arguing.
(c) Workers repairing the villa.
(d) The mountains in the distance.

3. What was the narrator's name in Greek?
(a) Gervaise.
(b) Gerrund.
(c) Geraldo.
(d) Gerasimos.

4. What did Larry tell Gerald to do if he wanted to go faster while riding on his donkey?
(a) Hit her gently with the switch.
(b) Kick her in the ribs with his heel.
(c) Hit her fiercely with the switch.
(d) Pull on her reins and say "Go!"

5. What did Gerald discover about the turtle he found in the waters one day while fishing?
(a) The turtle was not indigenous to the area.
(b) The turtle was eating a fish.
(c) The turtle had only three legs.
(d) The turtle was dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did Gerald get home after his fishing trip with Taki?

2. During the presentation of the donkey, what did Margo keep talking about?

3. What was the second catch of the fishing expedition for Taki?

4. What part of the fish Taki caught was poisonous?

5. What request did Theodore make of Sven Olsen before Sven left the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the first friend the family made upon arriving on the island of Corfu? What important help did this new friend give Gerald and his family?

2. What did Gerald and Theo discover on their excursion to the lake? Why was this discovery exciting for Gerald?

3. Who did Margo and Gerald discover lived on Mouse Island? How did they first discover this person? How did they eventually appease this inhabitant's ire?

4. What was "catching cuttlefish with love?" How did it work? What was Gerald's response to this interesting fishing style?

5. Who was Sally? Where did Sally come from? How did the name Sally come to be? Why was Gerald excited to have Sally as a member of the household?

6. What was the "Bootle-bumtrinket?" How did Gerald get it and what did he do with it?

7. What was the "hypocritical prayer?" What did Gerald observe about this creature?

8. What did mother have Costas construct in the yard? How did she explain the construction to Gerald? What was Gerald's mother really having built and why?

9. Why did the narrator, Gerald, and his family go to Greece? Where in Greece did they settle? What details did the narrator give about their 'home away from home'?

10. Who is the narrator of the story? What do we learn about him in the opening "Conversations?" Where is his home?

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