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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 the Countess and Demetrios serve for the main course of the meal?
(a) Ostrich.
(b) Wild boar.
(c) Escargo.
(d) Shrimp scampi.

2. How did Gerald plan to feed the baby hedgehogs?
(a) With a syringe.
(b) With a straw.
(c) With a baby bottle from a doll set.
(d) With an eyedropper.

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

4. What did Gerald name his new owl?
(a) Tickletummy.
(b) Spiritus.
(c) Lampadusa.
(d) Ulysses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the doctor in Corfu recommend to treat Margo's health problems?

2. Who offered to take care of the baby hedgehogs while Gerald and his mother were gone for the weekend?

3. Who were Itch and Scratch?

4. What did Larry think was making all the commotion in the attic in the middle of the night?

5. Where did the family find the missing Donald who was yelling "cooee?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What misadventure did Gerald have on his way to meet Countess Mavrodaki? How did he feel when he arrived at her house? What was her response to his misadventure on the way over?

3. What sound woke Larry in the middle of the night that caused him to wake the rest of the family? What did Gerald tell them all that explained things? What had caused the noise?

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. Who did Gerald entrust to care for his baby hedgehogs while he was gone for the weekend with his mother? What condition were they in when he returned?

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

9. What did Gerald find in a field an old woman was cultivating? What did Gerald do with his find?

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

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