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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. How old is Gerry when the family moves to Corfu?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

2. Where does Spiro live, and learn English, while in America?
(a) Boston.
(b) Stillwater.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Chicago.

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

4. At the end of Part II: Conversation, what proverb does Margo share about change?
(a) Change is always present in our lives.
(b) Change is as good as a feast.
(c) Change is always painful at first, but then rewarding as a blue ribbon.
(d) Change is necessary.

5. What makes Gerald's wife laugh when reading his manuscript?
(a) The magenpies.
(b) His spelling.
(c) His family.
(d) The "dreadful puns."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is interesting about Quasimodo?

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

3. Why does Yani tell Gerry the scorpion is drowned in olive oil?

4. What gives Spiro a weak stomach?

5. Under the loose plaster of the crumbing wall, what does Gerry find?

(see the answer key)

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