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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 wear to his visit with the Countess?
(a) His best clothes and a new pair of sandals.
(b) A new suit and newly shined shoes.
(c) A pair of jeans and a shirt and tie.
(d) His new camouflage pants and a tee shirt.

2. While Roger and Gerald were watching a red fox cub, what did they see the cub find?
(a) A snake.
(b) A hedgehog.
(c) A tortoise.
(d) A rat.

3. How did Donald and Max get home after their visit to the Durrell's home?
(a) The cab driver offered to take them home.
(b) They called for a cab to pick them up.
(c) They stole the cab parked out front of the villa.
(d) They walked to the rode and hitched a ride.

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

5. What was the name of the Countess's husband?
(a) Richard.
(b) August.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Henri.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gerald name his new owl?

2. How did Gerald transport the owl back to his villa?

3. Where and by who was the white owl found?

4. What did Mother say to Gerald as they turned off the lights to fall asleep?

5. Who are Fan and Prudence?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Mother respond to meeting Mawake and Mrs. Haddock? How was this reaction unusual for Mother? What was the conclusion of the meeting?

4. What did Gerald observe about the women and the machinery of pressing olives?

5. Who was Papa Demetrios? How did Gerald and Papa Demetrios know each other? What story did he tell Gerald about a fellow villager, Andreas Papoyakis?

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

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

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

9. What happened to Mother, Larry and the rest of the crew on the yacht ride with Mother? How did Mother react to the event? What was in the letter Captain Creech sent Mother after his departure and how did Mother respond to it?

10. 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?

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