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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. What is the name of Gerry's tortoise?
(a) Agathi.
(b) Margo.
(c) Yani.
(d) Achilles.

2. In the beginning of Part I: Chapter 3, in the morning at the Strawberry-Pink Villa, where is the family eating breakfast?
(a) In the garden beside the fragrant strawberry plants.
(b) In the kitchen underneath the Tiffany chandelier.
(c) In the back yard beside the pools of water lilies.
(d) In the garden underneath the small tangerine trees.

3. What is wrong with the furniture in the villa?
(a) The family does not like the color scheme.
(b) It is uncomfortable.
(c) It is twenty years old and falling apart.
(d) It is Victorian, the wrong style.

4. What is the original intent of Gerald Durrell for this book?
(a) Account of the natural history on the island of Corfu.
(b) Account of the birds on the island of Corfu.
(c) Account of his family.
(d) Account of the interesting people on the island of Corfu.

5. What does spring mean for Leslie?
(a) Building a boat.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Getting rid of Margo's suitors.
(d) Hunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness does Leslie suffer from in the English weather?

2. Why does Gerry's mother insist he explain she is a widow?

3. Who, out of the Durrell family, does Spiro adore the most?

4. Who lives at the cottage?

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

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