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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. What disturbs Larry's writing on the second morning in the villa?
(a) Bees buzzing.
(b) A donkey braying.
(c) Gerry's magenpies.
(d) Lawnmowers cutting grass.

2. Aside from being Greek and adoring bargaining, why does Spiro haggle so over prices for the Durrells?
(a) Everything in Greece is overpriced.
(b) He has to keep up his reputation as Spiro the Great.
(c) He does not want them to get swindled.
(d) He is subsidizing them until their money arrives.

3. Who rescues the Durrells from the Greek cab drivers?
(a) The British Consul.
(b) Spiro.
(c) George.
(d) Roger.

4. What is the name of the family dog?
(a) Roger.
(b) Margo.
(c) Rover.
(d) Leslie.

5. What does Gerry say "danced and twisted like wind-blown confetti" in the summer?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Olive leaves.
(c) Lacewings.
(d) Cicadas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Durrell family living at the beginning of Part II: Chapter 7?

2. What illness does Margo suffer from in the English weather?

3. According to Gerry, to whom or what does Tortoise Hill belong?

4. At the end of Part II: Conversation, what proverb does Margo share about change?

5. Who are Widdle and Puke?

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