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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. Why did Margo and Larry implore Donald and Max to be quiet?
2. What new health problem beset Margo after Leslie's court case?
3. What song were Donald and Max singing as they approached the Durrell home?
4. What is a carrochino?
5. What did Larry think was making all the commotion in the attic in the middle of the night?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Gerald observe about the women and the machinery of pressing olives?
2. What happened when Gerald arrived home after his visit with Pavlo and the gypsy?
3. Who was Demetrios-Mustapha? How did he get this name?
4. 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?
5. What was the Talking Head? How did it work?
6. Who was Papa Demetrios? How did Gerald and Papa Demetrios know each other? What story did he tell Gerald about a fellow villager, Andreas Papoyakis?
7. Who did Gerald entrust to care for his baby hedgehogs while he was gone for the weekend with his mother? What condition were they in when he returned?
8. When Margo, Mother, Fan and Prue took the dogs with them shopping, what happened?
9. 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?
10. What unusual method did Donald and Max have for leaving the villa on the night of their visit? What happened as they left?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The final section of the book is entitled "Mail." What is in this chapter? Why is it important to the memoir? What do we know after reading the mail about the family and about Corfu?
Essay Topic 2
When Leslie is brought to trial by a neighbor accusing Roger of eating three turkeys, Spiro tells him how to handle the problem. What does Spiro help Leslie do, and how does his idea work out for Leslie? What comment is Durrell making about the legal affairs in their small village?
Essay Topic 3
This memoir covers a period of time in Durrell's life. The reader is given clues as to how old the characters are, the years in which they are on Corfu, and what part of the twentieth century the memoir takes place. Write in your own words a short biography of the Durrell family and include as much as you know about the time(s) in the memoir.
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