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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. In what room did the Countess and Gerald eat their meal?
(a) On the sunporch.
(b) In the formal dining hall.
(c) In the library.
(d) In the kitchen.

2. Who found the baby hedgehogs and called for Gerald to come see them?
(a) The next door neighbor.
(b) An old woman working in a nearby field.
(c) A friend of Larry's.
(d) A friend of the family's.

3. How did the baby hedgehogs die?
(a) Larry accidentally stepped on them.
(b) From being overfed the weekend Gerald was out of town.
(c) They got out of the box and died of exposure.
(d) From cold and lack of food.

4. What did Theodore and Gerald see out in the water while Captain Creech was visiting?
(a) Three children playing.
(b) Three sharks.
(c) Three water spouts.
(d) Three small sailboats.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Gerald drink throughout his meal with the Countess?

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

4. What was Gerald contemplating on his walk home from meeting the gypsy and Pavlo?

5. What did Margo ask her mother to do with the cabbage she had brought with her to the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. What did Pru tell Mother about Margo's behavior in London? What were her concerns? How did Margo react to the concerns of her great aunts and mother?

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

10. What was the Talking Head? How did it work?

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