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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 14, The Talking Flowers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who explores the countryside with Gerry?
(a) Leslie.
(b) Widdle and Puke.
(c) No one, he went alone.
(d) Roger.

2. According to Gerry, to whom or what does Tortoise Hill belong?
(a) Gerry, because he names it Tortoise Hill.
(b) The tortoises.
(c) Madame Cyclops.
(d) The island of Corfu.

3. What uncharacteristic thing does Larry do in Part II: Chapter 12, the Woodcock Winter?
(a) Help Mother in the kitchen.
(b) Take dancing lessons.
(c) Go on a diet.
(d) Go hunting.

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

5. What insects does Gerry find that can change colors, like chameleons?
(a) Hornets.
(b) Crab spiders.
(c) Rose beetles.
(d) Mantis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aside from being Greek and adoring bargaining, why does Spiro haggle so over prices for the Durrells?

2. Why does Yani never sleep in the hills?

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

4. What makes Gerald's wife laugh when reading his manuscript?

5. How does George introduce Theodore to Gerry?

(see the answer key)

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