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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 4, A Bushel of Learning.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does George go about teaching Gerry mathematics?
(a) With rhythmic rhymes.
(b) By repetition of examples.
(c) With flash cards.
(d) Through natural history examples.

3. Why do the Durrell children not know the age of their mother?
(a) Her birth certificate is damaged in a move.
(b) Her mother did not tell her the date she was born.
(c) She will not tell them her age.
(d) She can never remember the date of her birth.

4. Why does Gerry's mother insist he explain she is a widow?
(a) She wants men to know she is available.
(b) She wants her story told accurately.
(c) She wants the reader's sympathy.
(d) She does not want people to think ill of her.

5. Who suggests to Larry that Corfu is wonderful?
(a) Gerry.
(b) Leslie.
(c) His friend George.
(d) Spiro.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disturbs Larry's writing on the second morning in the villa?

2. Who teaches Gerry some of the most beautiful and haunting peasant songs?

3. In the beginning of Part I: Chapter 3, in the morning at the Strawberry-Pink Villa, where is the family eating breakfast?

4. Why do the Durrell's want to leave the hotel as soon as possible?

5. What is the original intent of Gerald Durrell for this book?

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