View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Gerry take, for his collection, from one of the tortoises?
(a) One of his eggs.
(b) His shell.
(c) One of her eggs.
(d) A piece of his shell.

3. Why do the Durrell children not know the age of their mother?
(a) Her mother did not tell her the date she was born.
(b) Her birth certificate is damaged in a move.
(c) She can never remember the date of her birth.
(d) She will not tell them her age.

4. In Part II: Conversation, where does the family spend most of its time eating, sleeping, reading, and/or arguing?
(a) The olive groves.
(b) The garden.
(c) The bay.
(d) The veranda.

5. What kind of books are on Mother's bedside table?
(a) Cooking, gardening, and natural history books.
(b) Mysteries, cooking, and poetry books.
(c) Cooking, gardening, and mystery books.
(d) Poetry, natural history, and dieting books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name given to Gerry's boat?

2. What is Mother doing at the onset of Larry's attack about England's climate and the family's illnesses?

3. How is the August weather in England described?

4. What uncharacteristic thing does Larry do in Part II: Chapter 12, the Woodcock Winter?

5. What insects does Gerry find that can change colors, like chameleons?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 298 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample