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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 does George do while waiting for Gerry to solve a math problem?
(a) Practices dancing and fencing moves.
(b) Hums the tune to Jeopardy.
(c) Sits silently and waits patiently.
(d) Taps his pencil on the table.

2. What is Gerry's most exciting discovery?
(a) Rose beetles.
(b) Crab spiders.
(c) An earwig's nest.
(d) Mantis.

3. In the beginning of Part I: Chapter 4, what does Gerry's Mother decide for him?
(a) It is time for him to join the Merchant Navy.
(b) It is time for him to take dancing lessons.
(c) It is time for him to have some sort of education.
(d) It is time for him to study literature.

4. Where is Quasimodo during Gerry's lessons?
(a) Flying around the room.
(b) Sitting in Gerry's lap.
(c) Sitting on the table.
(d) Marching to music.

5. Who rescues the Durrells from the Greek cab drivers?
(a) The British Consul.
(b) Spiro.
(c) George.
(d) Roger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Larry say his mother is starting to look like in Part I: Prologue, The Migration?

2. What illness does Margo suffer from in the English weather?

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

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

5. What is the villa called that Spiro shows the family in Part I: Chapter 1, The Unsuspected Isle?

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