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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 is the goat shepherd who tells Gerry the tale of the cypress tree?
(a) The Rose-Beetle Man.
(b) Spiro.
(c) Agathi.
(d) Yani.

2. Gerry brings four books on natural history, a butterfly net, a dog, and ______ to Corfu.
(a) A jam jar full of caterpillars
(b) Two magpies
(c) A pelican
(d) A microscope

3. 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.

4. What does Gerald's secretary, Sophie, eradicate from his book?
(a) Misspellings.
(b) Split infinitives.
(c) Dreadful puns.
(d) Commas.

5. Why do the Durrell children not know the age of their mother?
(a) Her birth certificate is damaged in a move.
(b) She will not tell them her age.
(c) She can never remember the date of her birth.
(d) Her mother did not tell her the date she was born.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who explores the countryside with Gerry?

2. In the beginning of Part I: Chapter 3, in the morning at the Strawberry-Pink Villa, where is the family eating breakfast?

3. Who lives at the cottage?

4. Who does Larry decide to attack about England's climate and the family's illnesses?

5. What does Roger do with the pebbles Gerry found in the sand?

(see the answer key)

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