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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 15, The Cyclamen Woods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Spiro take complete control the the Durrell's affairs?
(a) He needs the money.
(b) He loves the English.
(c) To make sure they are not swindled.
(d) To swindle them.

2. Who does Larry decide to attack about England's climate and the family's illnesses?
(a) Mother.
(b) Leslie.
(c) God.
(d) Margo.

3. Who does Gerry ask to build him a boat so he can visit the archipelago?
(a) Leslie.
(b) Larry.
(c) Peter.
(d) Spiro.

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

5. What brings a smile to Lugaretzia?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Her children.
(c) Daffodils.
(d) Talking about her ailments.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Gerry meet with Theodore?

2. What is the first item the Rose-Beetle Man sells Gerry?

3. In the beginning of Part I: Conversation, what does Larry do that upsets Mother?

4. What kind of people does Mother not like?

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

(see the answer key)

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