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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mother doing at the onset of Larry's attack about England's climate and the family's illnesses?
(a) Reading a gardening book.
(b) Washing dishes.
(c) Reading a cooking book.
(d) Petting Dodo.

2. How is the August weather in England described?
(a) A stinging drizzle and freezing temperatures.
(b) A biting wind and stinging drizzle.
(c) A biting wind and cold temperatures.
(d) Sunny skies and gentle breezes.

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

4. Who lives at the cottage?
(a) Leslie moves into the cottage.
(b) No one, it is for Larry's guests.
(c) Lots of insect life for Gerry to explore.
(d) A elderly gardener and his wife.

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

6. What does Larry liken the Durrell family's entry to?
(a) Gracious majesty of English nobels.
(b) A troupe of medieval tumblers.
(c) A traveling circus.
(d) A traveling circus of medieval tumblers.

7. What does Gerald's secretary, Sophie, eradicate from his book?
(a) Misspellings.
(b) Split infinitives.
(c) Commas.
(d) Dreadful puns.

8. Where is Quasimodo during Gerry's lessons?
(a) Sitting on the table.
(b) Sitting in Gerry's lap.
(c) Marching to music.
(d) Flying around the room.

9. What does George do while waiting for Gerry to solve a math problem?
(a) Hums the tune to Jeopardy.
(b) Taps his pencil on the table.
(c) Sits silently and waits patiently.
(d) Practices dancing and fencing moves.

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

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

12. What is interesting about Quasimodo?
(a) She lays an egg.
(b) She eats strawberries.
(c) She sleeps in the house.
(d) She marches to music.

13. What are in the two cases the customs officials are holding of the Durrells?
(a) Bed linens.
(b) Spices.
(c) Leslie's gun books.
(d) Mother's recipe books.

14. When Larry goes to light a cigarette, what flies out of the box?
(a) A mantis.
(b) A fire-fly.
(c) A bumble-bee.
(d) A grashopper.

15. What illness does Margo suffer from in the English weather?
(a) None.
(b) Acne.
(c) Flu.
(d) Catarrh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special day is it when Spiro drives Gerry, Mother, and Margo to town to buy furniture?

2. What is the name of Gerry's tortoise?

3. What is the tale of the cypress trees?

4. What illness does Leslie suffer from in the English weather?

5. Larry becomes overweight in the spring. Which of the following is one of Margo's suggested diets?

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