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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. Who teaches Gerry some of the most beautiful and haunting peasant songs?
(a) Agathi.
(b) The Rose-Beetle Man.
(c) George.
(d) Spiro.

2. In the beginning of Part I: Chapter 3, in the morning at the Strawberry-Pink Villa, where is the family eating breakfast?
(a) In the garden beside the fragrant strawberry plants.
(b) In the garden underneath the small tangerine trees.
(c) In the back yard beside the pools of water lilies.
(d) In the kitchen underneath the Tiffany chandelier.

3. Who does the family decide will teach Gerry?
(a) George.
(b) Yani.
(c) Larry.
(d) Spiro.

4. What does Gerald's secretary, Sophie, eradicate from his book?
(a) Split infinitives.
(b) Commas.
(c) Dreadful puns.
(d) Misspellings.

5. How do Gerry and George win points in their game in the bay?
(a) By squirting the sea-slug the farthest.
(b) By applying mathematic applications to the sea fauna.
(c) By finding the most sea-slugs.
(d) By discovering the most sea fauna.

Short Answer Questions

1. One day Mother and Gerry buy the Rose-Beetle Man's entire stock of rose-beetles, what do they do with them?

2. Where does the Durrell family stay their first night on Corfu?

3. How is Spiro known by the people on the island?

4. Where is the Island of Corfu located?

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

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