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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 6, The Sweet Spring.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One day Mother and Gerry buy the Rose-Beetle Man's entire stock of rose-beetles, what do they do with them?
(a) Feed them to the frogs.
(b) Tie them to the lamps in the house.
(c) Tie them to their hats.
(d) Release them into the garden.

2. What does Theodore send Gerry to assist him in his field work?
(a) A pocket microscope.
(b) A magnifying glass.
(c) A notebook and pen.
(d) A compass.

3. How does George introduce Theodore to Gerry?
(a) As a countryside expert on trapdoor spiders.
(b) As an eccentric nature-lover.
(c) As an excellent fencer and dancer.
(d) As a conservative doctor of medicine.

4. What is interesting about Quasimodo?
(a) She sleeps in the house.
(b) She marches to music.
(c) She eats strawberries.
(d) She lays an egg.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tale of the cypress trees?

2. Who does the family decide will teach Gerry?

3. How often does Gerry meet with Theodore?

4. How many years does the Durrell family stay on Corfu?

5. What does Larry say the family needs in Part I: Prologue, The Migration?

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