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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 is a Turk.
(c) He cuts peoples throats.
(d) He does not have a job.

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

3. Who is the most weird and fascinating character Gerry meets on his explorations?
(a) Theodore.
(b) George.
(c) Yani.
(d) The Rose-Beetle Man.

4. Larry becomes overweight in the spring. Which of the following is one of Margo's suggested diets?
(a) Milk and cooked vegetables.
(b) Brown bread and olives.
(c) Atkins.
(d) Orange juice and salad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives at the cottage?

2. What is the tale of the cypress trees?

3. What does Gerry say "danced and twisted like wind-blown confetti" in the summer?

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

5. Who goes turtledove hunting with Leslie?

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