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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 7, The Daffodil-Yellow Villa.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of transportation do the Durrell's use to get to town?
(a) Two horse-drawn cabs.
(b) Two taxi cabs.
(c) One stretch limo.
(d) Spiro picked them up in his Suburban.

3. What does Theodore offer to show Gerry at tea on Thursday?
(a) A book about trapdoor spiders.
(b) Microscope slides.
(c) His birds.
(d) His collection of scorpion bottles.

4. What does George find helpful in teaching Gerry?
(a) Relating everything to caterpillars.
(b) Placing a sprig of zoology into every subject.
(c) Relating everything to birds.
(d) Never leaving the house for an exploration of nature.

5. What kind of hat does Theodore wear?
(a) A derby.
(b) A beret.
(c) A cowboy hat.
(d) A Homburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gerald's mother receives a shipment of two pelicans, a scarlet ibis, a vulture, and eight monkeys. Which one gives her trouble?

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

3. Who teaches Gerry some of the most beautiful and haunting peasant songs?

4. What is Mother doing at the onset of Larry's attack about England's climate and the family's illnesses?

5. What does Gerry think about Theodore's library?

(see the answer key)

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