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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 hear Prue tell Mother about Mrs. Haddock?
(a) That she was covered in endoplasm and able to speak to the dead.
(b) That she was covered in dark sheets and able to hear voices.
(c) That she was covered in ectoplasm and able to make trumpets fly.
(d) That she was covered in fur coats and able to speak to the dead.

2. What was Max doing in the kitchen when Margo walked in?
(a) Climbing out of the kitchen window.
(b) Setting fire to a five pound note.
(c) Making a pot of coffee.
(d) Going through the kitchen drawers.

3. How did the gypsy react when Gerald asked if he could purchase Pavlo?
(a) He explained Pavlo was like a son to him.
(b) He was delighted and asked how much Gerald would pay.
(c) He laughed at Gerald and called him a fool.
(d) He began to cry at the idea of Pavlo leaving him.

4. What did Mother say to Gerald as they turned off the lights to fall asleep?
(a) "Good night dear and we will have fun tomrrow."
(b) "I sometimes think I am the only sane member of the family."
(c) "No one listens to each other in this family."
(d) "I wish your father were alive and here."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gerald wear to his visit with the Countess?

2. Where did the owl spend the rest of the night after the commotion in the attic?

3. What animal was in the middle of the olive press pulling the grindstone?

4. What treat did the owner of the press cook over an open flame for himself and Gerald?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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