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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. What does Spiro not like about the man that Margo goes swimming with?
(a) He is a prisoner.
(b) He does not have a job.
(c) He is a Turk.
(d) He cuts peoples throats.

2. How often does Gerry meet with Theodore?
(a) Only one time.
(b) Every other Thursday.
(c) Every day.
(d) Every Thursday.

3. In the beginning of Part I: Chapter 3, in the morning at the Strawberry-Pink Villa, where is the family eating breakfast?
(a) In the garden beside the fragrant strawberry plants.
(b) In the kitchen underneath the Tiffany chandelier.
(c) In the back yard beside the pools of water lilies.
(d) In the garden underneath the small tangerine trees.

4. What is the name of Gerry's book that he starts writing in Part II: Chapter 10, Pageant of the Fireflies?
(a) Boy's Own Paper.
(b) Natural History of Corfu.
(c) My Adventures with Roger.
(d) Fauna of Corfu.

5. Where does the Durrell family stay their first night on Corfu?
(a) Spiro's home.
(b) The strawberry-pink villa.
(c) La Masion.
(d) Pension Suisse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gerry describe the Corfu winter?

2. What is interesting about Quasimodo?

3. Where does Theodore suggest they go in the spring to explore ditches?

4. Larry becomes overweight in the spring. Which of the following is one of Margo's suggested diets?

5. Where is the Durrell family living at the beginning of Part II: Chapter 7?

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