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

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

3. What does Gerald say living on Corfu is like?
(a) Like living in the Garden of Eden.
(b) Like living in a dream.
(c) Like living with the three stooges.
(d) Like living in one of the more flamboyant and slapstick comic operas.

4. What disturbs Larry's writing on the second morning in the villa?
(a) Lawnmowers cutting grass.
(b) A donkey braying.
(c) Gerry's magenpies.
(d) Bees buzzing.

5. What does Larry liken the Durrell family's entry to?
(a) A traveling circus.
(b) A traveling circus of medieval tumblers.
(c) A troupe of medieval tumblers.
(d) Gracious majesty of English nobels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who supplies Gerald with several "dreadful puns" in the book?

2. What hobby does Margo take up after settling into the villa?

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

4. Who suggests to Larry that Corfu is wonderful?

5. Why does Spiro take complete control the the Durrell's affairs?

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