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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 Mother carry into the living room when she came to investigate the commotion there?

2. What did Larry think was making all the commotion in the attic in the middle of the night?

3. How did Andreas Papoyakis lose his hand?

4. What happened to Gerald on his way to the Countess's house for their meeting?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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 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?

6. When Margo, Mother, Fan and Prue took the dogs with them shopping, what happened?

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

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

9. What sound woke Larry in the middle of the night that caused him to wake the rest of the family? What did Gerald tell them all that explained things? What had caused the noise?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gerald says upon introducing Theodore Stephanides to his story, "...someone who was going to become immediately the most important person in my life. To me, Theodore was one of the most remarkable people I had ever met." Explain who Theodore Stephanides is, and why he is so important in Gerald's life.

Essay Topic 2

Who is Kralefsky? He is given an opportunity to tell a story in Chapter Nine. What is the story he tells, and why does Gerald doubt the truth of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Larry is the oldest child in the family, and Gerald's oldest brother. Write a character sketch for Larry. Include his role in the family, his various interests, and his most noticeable personality traits. Also draw your own conclusions about his behavior, his feelings about his family, and specifically his feelings for Gerald.

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