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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. In Part II: Conversation, where does the family spend most of its time eating, sleeping, reading, and/or arguing?
(a) The olive groves.
(b) The bay.
(c) The garden.
(d) The veranda.

2. How does Gerry describe the bay?
(a) "Smooth as a plate and emerald green."
(b) "Lots of white caps on a sea of blue."
(c) "Choppy as a chicken salad."
(d) "Smooth as a plate, smouldering with that unbelievable blue."

3. Why does Mother dispense of Peter's services?
(a) Because his wage is too high for them to pay while in the bigger house.
(b) Because he is rude to Larry.
(c) Because he and Margo are getting too close.
(d) Because Gerry is not learning anything.

4. What does Gerry liken Spiro to as he looks over and takes care of the family?
(a) A watchdog.
(b) An ugly angel.
(c) Saint Assisi.
(d) A guardian angel.

5. What is the first item the Rose-Beetle Man sells Gerry?
(a) A magpie.
(b) A tortoise.
(c) A flute.
(d) A pigeon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What insects does Gerry find that can change colors, like chameleons?

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

3. In the summer, what makes the island vibrate with their cries?

4. Gerry brings four books on natural history, a butterfly net, a dog, and ______ to Corfu.

5. What does Margo's Turkish suitor think he can do superbly?

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