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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Larry say over and over again upon seeing Gerald and the bear?
2. What advice did Prudence give Mother about Margo's behavior?
3. What animal was in the middle of the olive press pulling the grindstone?
4. Where did the family find the missing Donald who was yelling "cooee?"
5. Who were Itch and Scratch?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. Who was Demetrios-Mustapha? How did he get this name?
4. 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?
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. What did Gerald find in a field an old woman was cultivating? What did Gerald do with his find?
7. Where did Margo go for treatment for her acne and weight gain? With whom did she stay? Was the treatment successful?
8. Who was Tickletummy? Where did Tickletummy come from? What special quality did Tickletummy have that warranted his name?
9. What did Donald want to read to Larry? What was Larry's response? What was Mother's response?
10. Who did Gerald meet one day during one of his excursions into the crepe myrtles? What unusual creature did this person have?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Leslie is brought to trial by a neighbor accusing Roger of eating three turkeys, Spiro tells him how to handle the problem. What does Spiro help Leslie do, and how does his idea work out for Leslie? What comment is Durrell making about the legal affairs in their small village?
Essay Topic 2
The writer uses dialogue to enhance the characters and often to inject humor into a situation. What are three examples of memorable dialogue in the memoir? Why are they memorable, and why are they important to the memoir?
Essay Topic 3
The opening chapter, "Conversations" gives the reader important information about the Durrell family and the chapters to come. Who is introduced in this first chapter, and what is the "conversation" about? How does this chapter relate to the rest of the book?
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