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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the crumbling wall that surrounded the sunken garden provide Gerry?
(a) Something to spackle.
(b) An imaginary world of make-believe.
(c) A great view of the Tortoise Hills.
(d) A rich hunting ground.

2. Where does Geronimo live?
(a) In Mother's room.
(b) In the snow-white villa.
(c) In the zinna bed.
(d) With Spiro.

3. What colors are the cyclamen that grow under the olive trees?
(a) Magenta and white.
(b) White and purple.
(c) Magenta and red-wine.
(d) Red-wine and white.

4. Where does Spiro obtain Gerry's goldfish?
(a) The palace of the Greek King.
(b) The pet store.
(c) The palace of Spirodian.
(d) The bay.

5. What does Gerry say "danced and twisted like wind-blown confetti" in the summer?
(a) Cicadas.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Lacewings.
(d) Olive leaves.

6. Who does Gerry walk to the sea with?
(a) Theodore.
(b) Larry.
(c) Old Plop.
(d) A criminal.

7. What event gets Margo out of the attic?
(a) Mother's delicious meals.
(b) Peter returning for her.
(c) Leslie's burglar trap going off.
(d) Gerry pleading with her.

8. Aside from the sirocco, what impedes Margo's return from the island where she seeks solitude?
(a) Peter.
(b) Her puffy sunburned eyelids.
(c) The Sea Cow.
(d) The dogs barking.

9. What does Mother name her Dandy Dinmont?
(a) Dinmont.
(b) Dodo.
(c) Dandy.
(d) Achilles.

10. Who does Gerry ask to build him a boat so he can visit the archipelago?
(a) Leslie.
(b) Larry.
(c) Peter.
(d) Spiro.

11. What riveting news does Mother receive in a letter from Great Aunt Hermione?
(a) Henry passed away.
(b) That she wants to come and stay.
(c) Henry broke his leg.
(d) That Aunt Mabel moved to Sussex.

12. Instead of catching Old Plop, what does Gerry catch?
(a) Two water-snakes.
(b) The flu.
(c) A criminal.
(d) A big old fish in the bay.

13. What gives Spiro a weak stomach?
(a) Vomit.
(b) Stews.
(c) Toads.
(d) Riding in the Sea Cow.

14. Why does Mother dispense of Peter's services?
(a) Because he and Margo are getting too close.
(b) Because he is rude to Larry.
(c) Because his wage is too high for them to pay while in the bigger house.
(d) Because Gerry is not learning anything.

15. How many baby magpies does Gerry take from the nest?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Old Plop?

2. Why is Leslie's bath impeded in Part 3, Chapter 18?

3. While squirrel hunting, what does Gerry find instead?

4. Whose room do the magpies that Gerry takes from the nest disrupt?

5. How does the family feel about Great Aunt Hermione?

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