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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. How many years does Spiro spend in America?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

2. Where is the Durrell family living at the beginning of Part II: Chapter 7?
(a) In the Snow-White Villa.
(b) In the Daffodil-Yellow Villa.
(c) In the Strawberry-Pink Villa.
(d) In the Pension Suisse.

3. Why does Margo kiss the saint's feet?
(a) For good luck.
(b) To cure her acne.
(c) To lose weight.
(d) To get a boyfriend.

4. How many species of cyclops are found on Corfu?
(a) Two.
(b) Twenty.
(c) One.
(d) Several.

5. When Spring came, Larry purchases a guitar and a large barrel of strong red wine. What kind of songs does he play?
(a) Island peasant songs.
(b) English melodies.
(c) Elizabethan love songs.
(d) Island folk songs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Gerry's book that he starts writing in Part II: Chapter 10, Pageant of the Fireflies?

2. What brings a smile to Lugaretzia?

3. Who names Gerry's pigeon?

4. Who lives at the cottage?

5. What is wrong with every villa Mr. Beeler shows the Durrells?

(see the answer key)

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