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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gerry describe his mother at the beginning of Part I: Chapter 1, The Unsuspected Isle?
(a) "Like a Greek godess, trailing muslin and scent."
(b) "Like a tiny, harassed missionary in an uprising."
(c) "Like a weary traveler, no worse for the wear."
(d) "Like a prim and proper English woman, dressed for tea."

2. What is the name of Gerry's tortoise?
(a) Yani.
(b) Margo.
(c) Agathi.
(d) Achilles.

3. Gerry brings four books on natural history, a butterfly net, a dog, and ______ to Corfu.
(a) A microscope
(b) Two magpies
(c) A pelican
(d) A jam jar full of caterpillars

4. What do the olive groves echo with?
(a) Flutes.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Cicadas.
(d) Goldfinches.

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

6. What is the tale of the cypress trees?
(a) You will have a good rest if you sleep under them.
(b) They will give you pleasant dreams.
(c) They will give you nightmares.
(d) They will steal your brains if you sleep under them.

7. Who does Larry blame for his siblings being selfish?
(a) Himself.
(b) Their father.
(c) Mother.
(d) Society.

8. What is Larry's suggestion when Mother tells him they cannot fit the number of guests he has invited in their house?
(a) Send Margo, Leslie, and Gerry away for the summer.
(b) Build a cottage on their property.
(c) Move to a bigger villa.
(d) Add on a guest room to the villa.

9. While still on the boat, approaching Corfu, what does Gerry hear?
(a) The ships engines.
(b) Church bells.
(c) Gulls.
(d) Cicadas.

10. Who does Gerry find at George's home when he goes to ask him about the trapdoor?
(a) Doctor Theodore Stephanides.
(b) Spiro.
(c) Agathi.
(d) Taki.

11. Who does Gerald dedicate this book to?
(a) His mother.
(b) The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.
(c) Larry.
(d) Dr. Theodore Stephanides.

12. What brings a smile to Lugaretzia?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Her children.
(c) Talking about her ailments.
(d) Daffodils.

13. What is the villa called that Spiro shows the family in Part I: Chapter 1, The Unsuspected Isle?
(a) Daffodil-yellow Villa.
(b) Strawberry-pink Villa.
(c) Rose-beetle Villa.
(d) Tortoise-green Villa.

14. Who names Gerry's pigeon?
(a) Quasimodo.
(b) Mother.
(c) Margo.
(d) Larry.

15. What does Roger do during Gerry's lessons?
(a) Sleeps under the table.
(b) Chases butterflies.
(c) Dances in the drawing room.
(d) Roams the countryside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the original intent of Gerald Durrell for this book?

2. What disturbs Larry's writing on the second morning in the villa?

3. What is wrong with every villa Mr. Beeler shows the Durrells?

4. What does Gerald say living on Corfu is like?

5. How many years does Spiro spend in America?

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