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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 happened to Gerald on his way to the Countess's house for their meeting?
(a) He tripped on a rock and fell into a mud puddle.
(b) He met a man on the road who told him about the owl.
(c) He fell off of his donkey into a mud puddle.
(d) He got lost and could not find his way to the house.

2. What advice did Prudence give Mother about Margo's behavior?
(a) She suggested Mother bring Margo back to Corfu.
(b) She suggested Mother send Margo to a boarding school.
(c) She suggested Mother talk to Dr. Androichelli again.
(d) She suggested Mother come right away and talk to Margo.

3. What did Mother carry into the living room when she came to investigate the commotion there?
(a) Her Dandie Dinmont terrier, Dodo.
(b) Her Bedlington terrier, Dodo.
(c) Her Dashund, Dodo.
(d) Her Chijuajua, Dodo.

4. What sounds could be heard in the olive press?
(a) The rumbling of the grindstone and the drip, drip of the oil.
(b) The laughter of the peasants and the rumbling of the grindstone.
(c) The drip, drip of the oil and the grumblings of the peasants.
(d) The rumbling of the grindstone and the songs of the peasants.

5. Before Donald and Max leave the Durrells, what were they given to drink?
(a) A little wine.
(b) Warm brandy.
(c) Hot tea.
(d) Hot coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of trees lined the path to Countess Mavrodaki's villa?

2. Where was Margo when Mother and Gerald arrived to see her?

3. Of what did Margo accuse her mother during their conversation with Mrs. Haddock?

4. What did Fan and Prue explain to Mother and Gerald they were breeding for profit?

5. What did Gerald feed his new owl?

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. 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?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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