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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 12, The Woodcock Winter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gerry describe the bay?
(a) "Lots of white caps on a sea of blue."
(b) "Smooth as a plate, smouldering with that unbelievable blue."
(c) "Smooth as a plate and emerald green."
(d) "Choppy as a chicken salad."

2. What is the name given to Gerry's boat?
(a) The Bootle.
(b) The Bootle-Bumtrinket.
(c) The Bumtrinket.
(d) The Sea Calf.

3. Who does Gerry find at George's home when he goes to ask him about the trapdoor?
(a) Doctor Theodore Stephanides.
(b) Agathi.
(c) Taki.
(d) Spiro.

4. What does Larry say the family needs in Part I: Prologue, The Migration?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) More money.
(c) A better doctor.
(d) Better literature.

5. What does Larry liken the Durrell family's entry to?
(a) A traveling circus.
(b) Gracious majesty of English nobels.
(c) A traveling circus of medieval tumblers.
(d) A troupe of medieval tumblers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hobby does Margo take up after settling into the villa?

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

3. What is wrong with Theodore's friend's house when another floor is added?

4. How old is Gerry when the family moves to Corfu?

5. In the beginning of Part I: Conversation, what does Larry do that upsets Mother?

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