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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. Before Donald and Max leave the Durrells, what were they given to drink?

2. What did Gerald feed his new owl?

3. What is a carrochino?

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

5. Where did the family find the missing Donald who was yelling "cooee?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who did Gerald meet one day during one of his excursions into the crepe myrtles? What unusual creature did this person have?

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Before Chapter Four, Durrell has placed a quote from Professor Anstead, "Hospitality is, indeed, now no less than in classical times, a sacred duty in these islands, and it is a duty more conscientiously performed." How does this quote apply to the Durrell family? What are some examples of the hospitality they have offered to guests? What kinds of hospitality have been offered to them?

Essay Topic 2

What is the "olive merry go round?" How does it work, and what does it do? How does Gerald discover it and its owner?

Essay Topic 3

Based on all of the information provided in both narrative and dialogue, what are some of the characteristics of the author when he was a child? For example, how did he adjust to the move to Corfu, and what does that tell us about him as a child? What were the major influences on the author during his years in Corfu?

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