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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 is the villa called that Spiro shows the family in Part I: Chapter 1, The Unsuspected Isle?
(a) Strawberry-pink Villa.
(b) Daffodil-yellow Villa.
(c) Tortoise-green Villa.
(d) Rose-beetle Villa.

2. What is wrong with every villa Mr. Beeler shows the Durrells?
(a) Not one has a balcony.
(b) They are not close enough to the sea.
(c) They are infested with crickets.
(d) Not one has a bathroom.

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

4. While still on the boat, approaching Corfu, what does Gerry hear?
(a) The ships engines.
(b) Church bells.
(c) Gulls.
(d) Cicadas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mother doing at the onset of Larry's attack about England's climate and the family's illnesses?

2. What makes Gerald's wife laugh when reading his manuscript?

3. What does Gerald's secretary, Sophie, eradicate from his book?

4. Who suggests to Larry that Corfu is wonderful?

5. What illness does Leslie suffer from in the English weather?

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