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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. How is Spiro known by the people on the island?
(a) He is well-known and respected.
(b) He is well-known and feared by all.
(c) He is respected and feared.
(d) He is known for his long mustache.

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

3. What are in the two cases the customs officials are holding of the Durrells?
(a) Mother's recipe books.
(b) Spices.
(c) Bed linens.
(d) Leslie's gun books.

4. How is the August weather in England described?
(a) Sunny skies and gentle breezes.
(b) A biting wind and stinging drizzle.
(c) A biting wind and cold temperatures.
(d) A stinging drizzle and freezing temperatures.

5. Who is the goat shepherd who tells Gerry the tale of the cypress tree?
(a) The Rose-Beetle Man.
(b) Yani.
(c) Spiro.
(d) Agathi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Gerry and George win points in their game in the bay?

2. What does Larry liken the Durrell family's entry to?

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

4. What do Gerry and George use as water-pistols in the bay?

5. How does Gerry describe his mother at the beginning of Part I: Chapter 1, The Unsuspected Isle?

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