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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 2, The Strawberry-Pink Villa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness does Gerry suffer from in the English weather?
(a) None.
(b) Measels.
(c) Catarrh.
(d) Ear infections.

2. Gerry brings four books on natural history, a butterfly net, a dog, and ______ to Corfu.
(a) A pelican
(b) Two magpies
(c) A microscope
(d) A jam jar full of caterpillars

3. What does Larry say the family needs in Part I: Prologue, The Migration?
(a) More money.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) A better doctor.
(d) Better literature.

4. What illness does Margo suffer from in the English weather?
(a) None.
(b) Catarrh.
(c) Flu.
(d) Acne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gerald say living on Corfu is like?

2. While still on the boat, approaching Corfu, what does Gerry hear?

3. Who, out of the Durrell family, does Spiro adore the most?

4. What is Gerry's most exciting discovery?

5. What does Larry liken the Durrell family's entry to?

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