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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. What hobby does Margo take up after settling into the villa?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Sun-bathing.
(c) Dieting.
(d) Reading.

2. How many species of cyclops are found on Corfu?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Several.

3. After their swim in Chapter 5, where do Gerry and Roger go for a snack?
(a) Yani's house.
(b) Spiro's Diner.
(c) Leonora's house.
(d) Home.

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

5. Why can Gerry hear the Rose-Beetle Man before he sees him?
(a) The rose-beetles are singing.
(b) The Rose-Beetle Man is singing.
(c) He plays a sheperd's pipe.
(d) He can hear his car in the distance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Spiro take complete control the the Durrell's affairs?

2. Why does Yani never sleep in the hills?

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

4. What do the olive groves echo with?

5. How does Gerry describe the Corfu winter?

(see the answer key)

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