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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 Margo ask her mother to do with the cabbage she had brought with her to the hotel?
(a) Put cabbage leaves on her feet overnight.
(b) Boil cabbage for her facial cream.
(c) Help her to make stuffed cabbage.
(d) Tie cabbage leaves to her face.

2. How did Gerald's family react when he walked into the drawing room the afternoon he had met the gypsy?
(a) They asked where his newest creature came from.
(b) They yelled at Gerald to take his new pet outdoors.
(c) They screamed, lept to their feet, and tried to protect themselves.
(d) They applauded and told Gerald it was a great trick.

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

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

5. What did the doctor in Corfu recommend to treat Margo's health problems?
(a) She should see an allergist in Athens.
(b) She should begin eating only vegetables and fruit.
(c) She should be seen be a specialist in London.
(d) She should be hospitalized.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the gypsy react when Gerald asked if he could purchase Pavlo?

2. Where was the residue from the grinding kept?

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

4. What did Gerald name his new owl?

5. How did Donald and Max get home after their visit to the Durrell's home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Demetrios-Mustapha? How did he get this name?

3. Who was the Countess Mavrodaki? Why did she contact Gerald? What was Larry's reaction to her letter to Gerald?

4. Why did Gerald and Mother go to London? What did they find when they got there?

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

6. What did Donald want to read to Larry? What was Larry's response? What was Mother's response?

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

8. Who arrived at the house in the middle of the night? Where did they come from and why did they come to the villa? How did the family react to their arrival?

9. What unusual method did Donald and Max have for leaving the villa on the night of their visit? What happened as they left?

10. Who did Gerald and his mother find sitting on their front porch the afternoon they returned from their excursion into the olive groves? Where did this person come from and why? How did Mother get along with this new guest?

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