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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. Who goes turtledove hunting with Leslie?
(a) The Turkish boy.
(b) Gerry.
(c) Spiro.
(d) Larry.

2. What is wrong with every villa Mr. Beeler shows the Durrells?
(a) Not one has a bathroom.
(b) Not one has a balcony.
(c) They are infested with crickets.
(d) They are not close enough to the sea.

3. Who does the family decide will teach Gerry?
(a) George.
(b) Spiro.
(c) Larry.
(d) Yani.

4. How does George go about teaching Gerry mathematics?
(a) By repetition of examples.
(b) With flash cards.
(c) Through natural history examples.
(d) With rhythmic rhymes.

5. What does George teach Gerry about natural history?
(a) How to observe and write notes in a diary.
(b) The mating cycle of the earwig.
(c) How to not frighten the big tortoise.
(d) How to apply mathematics to natural history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are in the two cases the customs officials are holding of the Durrells?

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

3. Why do the Durrell's want to leave the hotel as soon as possible?

4. Where is Quasimodo during Gerry's lessons?

5. What brings a smile to Lugaretzia?

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