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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 5, A Treasure of Spiders.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the August weather in England described?
(a) A stinging drizzle and freezing temperatures.
(b) Sunny skies and gentle breezes.
(c) A biting wind and cold temperatures.
(d) A biting wind and stinging drizzle.

2. Who, out of the Durrell family, does Spiro adore the most?
(a) Roger.
(b) Mother.
(c) Gerry.
(d) Larry.

3. What kind of hat does Theodore wear?
(a) A beret.
(b) A derby.
(c) A cowboy hat.
(d) A Homburg.

4. Why can Gerry hear the Rose-Beetle Man before he sees him?
(a) The Rose-Beetle Man is singing.
(b) He plays a sheperd's pipe.
(c) He can hear his car in the distance.
(d) The rose-beetles are singing.

5. What does Theodore tell Gerry made the trapdoors?
(a) The common earwig.
(b) The trapdoor earwig.
(c) The trapdoor spider.
(d) The earwig spider.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Spiro known by the people on the island?

2. What illness does Margo suffer from in the English weather?

3. Who does Gerry find at George's home when he goes to ask him about the trapdoor?

4. One day Mother and Gerry buy the Rose-Beetle Man's entire stock of rose-beetles, what do they do with them?

5. Why does Yani tell Gerry the scorpion is drowned in olive oil?

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