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

2. Who attended the seance with Mrs. Haddock?
(a) Mother, Fan, Margo, and Gerald.
(b) Mother, Fan, Prue, and Gerald.
(c) Mother, Margo, Prue, and Gerald.
(d) Mother, Fan, Prue, and Margo.

3. What song were Donald and Max singing as they approached the Durrell home?
(a) "The Bear Climbed Over the Mountain."
(b) "Roxanne."
(c) "The Sound of Music."
(d) "Maid of the Mountain."

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

5. What did Larry say over and over again upon seeing Gerald and the bear?
(a) He aksed if he could touch it.
(b) He was allergic to bears.
(c) He was too frightened of bears to have one in the house.
(d) He refused to allow Gerald to have a pet bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Roger and Gerald were watching a red fox cub, what did they see the cub find?

2. Who found the baby hedgehogs and called for Gerald to come see them?

3. When did Gerald and his family move to a new villa?

4. What advice did Prudence give Mother about Margo's behavior?

5. Why did Captain Creech show up at the Durrell house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Gerald arrived home after his visit with Pavlo and the gypsy?

2. What was the bear's name? How did he respond to Gerald? What was Gerald's reaction to the bear?

3. Who was Tickletummy? Where did Tickletummy come from? What special quality did Tickletummy have that warranted his name?

4. Where did Margo go for treatment for her acne and weight gain? With whom did she stay? Was the treatment successful?

5. What did Pru tell Mother about Margo's behavior in London? What were her concerns? How did Margo react to the concerns of her great aunts and mother?

6. Who was Mawake? What was unusual about Mawake?

7. What did Gerald do with his owl when he got home? What name did he give his owl? Where did he place the owl once he had tended to him?

8. What was the Talking Head? How did it work?

9. What kinds of food and drink did Gerald's luncheon with the Countess consist of? How did Gerald feel as he left the Countess' villa to go home?

10. When Margo, Mother, Fan and Prue took the dogs with them shopping, what happened?

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