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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong with Theodore's friend's house when another floor is added?
(a) The windows will not open.
(b) There are no stairs.
(c) They use poor materials.
(d) They do not have zoning permits.

2. How is the Durrell family described on the train back to England?
(a) "The Durrell Family Circus."
(b) "One traveling circus and staff."
(c) "A staff of circus goers."
(d) "The Durrells."

3. When Spiro brings the mail, what does the bulk of Margo's mail consist of?
(a) Gun catalogues.
(b) Romance novels.
(c) Dieting magazines.
(d) Fashion magazines.

4. What does Gerry name the gecko that takes up residence in his bedroom?
(a) Dodo.
(b) Piddle.
(c) Geronimo.
(d) Ulysess.

5. What does Kralefsky's mother think about flowers?
(a) That birds prefer daisies.
(b) They are wonderful to work with.
(c) They smell beautiful.
(d) That they can talk.

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

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

8. Whose room do the magpies that Gerry takes from the nest disrupt?
(a) Gerry's.
(b) Larry's.
(c) Roger's.
(d) Margo's.

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

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

11. Who are Widdle and Puke?
(a) Two tortoises Gerry receives for his birthday.
(b) Two owls Gerry receives for his birthday.
(c) Two magenpies Gerry receives for his birthday.
(d) Two puppies Gerry receives for his birthday.

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

13. What is Kralefsky's special interest?
(a) Cinema.
(b) Aquatic life.
(c) Ornithology.
(d) Zoology.

14. Where is the Durrell family planning to move in Part II: Conversation?
(a) To a bigger villa.
(b) To England.
(c) To a smaller villa.
(d) To another island in Greece.

15. From what union does Dodo bear a puppy?
(a) Her union with Puke.
(b) Her union with Widdle.
(c) Her union with Ulysses.
(d) Her union with Roger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing that Roger, Widdle, and Puke find interesting about Dodo?

2. At the end of Part II: Conversation, what proverb does Margo share about change?

3. Why does Gerry go to the sea in Part 3, Chapter 17?

4. What languages do the magenpies learn to speak?

5. In Part II: Chapter 10, Pageant of the Fireflies, who tutors Gerry in the summer?

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