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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 Gerald announce to his family at their meeting?
(a) He was graduating from college.
(b) He was leaving for America.
(c) He was going to write another book.
(d) He was getting married.

2. What fish did Taki and Gerald see lying on the shore during their fishing trip?
(a) A trout.
(b) A scorpios.
(c) A snapper.
(d) A grupper.

3. What did Gerald name the donkey?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Betty.
(c) Mary.
(d) Sally.

4. What was the second catch of the fishing expedition for Taki?
(a) A sea horse.
(b) A red snapper.
(c) A trout.
(d) An octopus.

5. Where were the myrtle bushes located?
(a) In the flat basin north of the villa.
(b) On the hills behind the villa.
(c) Ten miles away near the sea.
(d) In between the villa and town.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Larry learn all about donkeys?

2. The day before his birthday, what did Gerald notice about his family?

3. What did Theodore and Gerald snack on after their day of exploration in Chapter Four?

4. What did Gerald bring with him to go fishing with Taki?

5. What other animal had Gerald dissected before the turtle?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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'?

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

3. Who was Sven? How did he come upon the Durrell family? What was Sven's unusual talent that drove the family crazy? What did Gerald learn Sven had in common with him?

4. What kinds of spiders did Gerald find on the island? What did he witness one day while observing one of the spiders he had caught?

5. Where did Gerald go to thank Katarina for giving him Sally? What was happening when Gerald arrived at Katarina's? What did Gerald do?

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

7. Who did Mother hire to be Gerald's tutor? How did the two initially get along? What did his tutor do that changed Gerald's perspective on learning?

8. Who was Kokino? What does Kokino mean in Greek? What did Kokino and Gerald do together?

9. What creature did Gerald discover on an afternoon trek to the lake alone? Why was this creature especially important to Gerald? What was unique about this creature?

10. Who was Roger? How did Gerald meet Roger? What did Gerald and Roger do together on the island?

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