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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 13, The Snow-White Villa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What size of tortoise are on the hill?
(a) Medium sized ones.
(b) Big ones and little ones.
(c) Teacup sized ones only.
(d) Large ones only.

2. What does Gerry take, for his collection, from one of the tortoises?
(a) One of her eggs.
(b) One of his eggs.
(c) His shell.
(d) A piece of his shell.

3. In the beginning of Part I: Chapter 4, what does Gerry's Mother decide for him?
(a) It is time for him to have some sort of education.
(b) It is time for him to join the Merchant Navy.
(c) It is time for him to take dancing lessons.
(d) It is time for him to study literature.

4. Why is the snow-white villa given its name?
(a) The paperwhite surrounding it are in full bloom.
(b) It is snowing.
(c) Its color is white as snow.
(d) Snow White lived there.

5. At the snow-white villa, what does Gerry get on intimate terms with?
(a) Mantids.
(b) Lacewings.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Owls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Gerry and George use as water-pistols in the bay?

2. How does George go about teaching Gerry mathematics?

3. What about the tortoises does Gerry find very interesting?

4. At the end of Part II: Chapter 8, Tortoise Hills, what does Theodore say can happen in Corfu?

5. When Larry goes to light a cigarette, what flies out of the box?

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