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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one of the unusual things Gerald knew about the water-spider?
(a) The male carries the eggs.
(b) The female eats the male.
(c) The male is twice as large as the female.
(d) The female is twice as large as the male.

2. What did the Countess give Gerald as he was leaving should he get hungry on the way home?
(a) Three cookies.
(b) An orange.
(c) A raspberry tart.
(d) A piece of meat.

3. Where is Corfu?
(a) Off the coast of Athens.
(b) In the Pacific Ocean.
(c) Off the Albanian and Greek coastlines.
(d) North of Spain.

4. Why was Gerald interested in the villa's garden?
(a) It was planted with parrellel rows of flowers.
(b) It was perfectly groomed and filled with flowers.
(c) It was a barren plot of land waiting to be planted.
(d) It was overrun with vegetation and full of insects.

5. What was the name of the Countess's husband?
(a) Richard.
(b) Henri.
(c) Maurice.
(d) August.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Taki catch the fish he found lying on the shore?

2. What song were Donald and Max singing as they approached the Durrell home?

3. Who did Gerald convince to build him a boat?

4. What did Gerald name his new owl?

5. Who was George?

(see the answer key)

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