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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 17, The Chessboard Fields.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people does Larry tell Mother to budget for food and lodging, concerning his summer guests that will be arriving within a few weeks?
(a) Seven or eight.
(b) Ten or Twelve.
(c) Two or three.
(d) Twenty.

2. What illness does Gerry suffer from in the English weather?
(a) Measels.
(b) Ear infections.
(c) Catarrh.
(d) None.

3. What illuminates the family's nighttime picnic at the bay?
(a) Fireflies and lanterns.
(b) Phosphorus and cigarettes.
(c) Lanterns and a fire.
(d) Fireflies and phosphorus.

4. Why does Yani tell Gerry the scorpion is drowned in olive oil?
(a) If stung by a scorpion, rub the oil on the spot and there will be hardly any discomfort.
(b) It is an old Greek superstition to ward off scorpions from your home.
(c) Scorpion oil cures acne.
(d) The oil preserves the body.

5. Who supplies Gerald with several "dreadful puns" in the book?
(a) Larry.
(b) Spiro.
(c) Dr. Theodore Stephanides.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Margo's Turkish suitor think he can do superbly?

2. Why does Gerry go to the sea in Part 3, Chapter 17?

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

4. What do Gerry and George use as water-pistols in the bay?

5. Gerry brings four books on natural history, a butterfly net, a dog, and ______ to Corfu.

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