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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. Where does Spiro live, and learn English, while in America?
(a) Stillwater.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Boston.

2. Who accompanies Margo and the Turkish boy on their date?
(a) Gerry.
(b) Mother.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Spiro.

3. Aside from being Greek and adoring bargaining, why does Spiro haggle so over prices for the Durrells?
(a) He does not want them to get swindled.
(b) He has to keep up his reputation as Spiro the Great.
(c) Everything in Greece is overpriced.
(d) He is subsidizing them until their money arrives.

4. What does Larry say his mother is starting to look like in Part I: Prologue, The Migration?
(a) A widow.
(b) A ray of sunshine in the gloomy climate.
(c) A plate of scarlet porridge.
(d) An Irish washerwoman.

5. Who, out of the Durrell family, does Spiro adore the most?
(a) Gerry.
(b) Mother.
(c) Larry.
(d) Roger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Theodore suggest they go in the spring to explore ditches?

2. How many years does Spiro spend in America?

3. What insects does Gerry find that can change colors, like chameleons?

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

5. Who does Gerry find at George's home when he goes to ask him about the trapdoor?

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