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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 10, The Pageant of Fireflies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Spiro live, and learn English, while in America?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Stillwater.
(c) Boston.
(d) Dallas.

2. Who names Gerry's pigeon?
(a) Mother.
(b) Quasimodo.
(c) Larry.
(d) Margo.

3. In Part II: Chapter 10, Pageant of the Fireflies, who tutors Gerry in the summer?
(a) Peter.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) Larry.
(d) George.

4. What does Larry liken the Durrell family's entry to?
(a) A traveling circus of medieval tumblers.
(b) A troupe of medieval tumblers.
(c) Gracious majesty of English nobels.
(d) A traveling circus.

5. What illuminates the family's nighttime picnic at the bay?
(a) Lanterns and a fire.
(b) Fireflies and phosphorus.
(c) Phosphorus and cigarettes.
(d) Fireflies and lanterns.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gerry describe the Corfu winter?

2. How many years does Spiro spend in America?

3. Who accompanies Margo and the Turkish boy on their date?

4. What does Margo's Turkish suitor think he can do superbly?

5. What is the name of the family dog?

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