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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the grape harvest on Corfu?
(a) At the beginning of summer.
(b) In the middle of summer.
(c) At the very end of spring.
(d) At the very end of summer.

2. What did Gerald bring with him to go fishing with Taki?
(a) HIs glass jars, small boxes and a snack.
(b) A snack, a net, and a snorkel.
(c) His net, a long piece of bamboo, eight glass jars, and small boxes.
(d) A tackle box and a fishing pole.

3. What happened when Gerald punctured the turtle's stomach?
(a) The stomach was empty.
(b) The turtle had sand and small fish in its stomach.
(c) He was able to see what the turtle had last eaten.
(d) A noxious gas was emitted into the air.

4. What did Theodore explain the peasants say about the sound of the fermenting wine barrels?
(a) It sounded like a cow in labor.
(b) It sounded like a donkey in pain.
(c) It sounded like a drowning man.
(d) It sounded like thunder before a storm.

5. Before Donald and Max leave the Durrells, what were they given to drink?
(a) A little wine.
(b) Hot coffee.
(c) Warm brandy.
(d) Hot tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gerald do with the soft parts of the turtle after the dissection?

2. What did Larry reveal about Sven after Sven had left the house?

3. What unusual thing did Gerald's spade-footed toad do when shown food?

4. On one of his solo adventures, where did Gerald find a water-spider he brought home to study?

5. Where was Mouse Island?

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