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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who explores the countryside with Gerry?
(a) Leslie.
(b) No one, he went alone.
(c) Widdle and Puke.
(d) Roger.

4. What does Theodore send Gerry to assist him in his field work?
(a) A pocket microscope.
(b) A compass.
(c) A magnifying glass.
(d) A notebook and pen.

5. What does Theodore tell Gerry made the trapdoors?
(a) The trapdoor earwig.
(b) The trapdoor spider.
(c) The earwig spider.
(d) The common earwig.

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

7. According to Gerry, to whom or what does Tortoise Hill belong?
(a) The tortoises.
(b) The island of Corfu.
(c) Madame Cyclops.
(d) Gerry, because he names it Tortoise Hill.

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

9. 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 nightmares.
(c) They will steal your brains if you sleep under them.
(d) They will give you pleasant dreams.

10. Where does Mother suggest Larry's friends stay?
(a) Outside.
(b) On the veranda.
(c) In her room.
(d) At Pension Suisse.

11. Where does Gerry settle into and spend his days at the villa?
(a) In the grape vines.
(b) In the bay.
(c) In the garden.
(d) In the olive groves.

12. Where is the Island of Corfu located?
(a) Vido.
(b) Val de Ropa.
(c) England.
(d) Greece.

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

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

15. 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) Twenty.
(c) Two or three.
(d) Ten or Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wakes Yani up from his siesta in Chapter 5?

2. Where does Theodore suggest they go in the spring to explore ditches?

3. When Spring came, Larry purchases a guitar and a large barrel of strong red wine. What kind of songs does he play?

4. Why can Gerry hear the Rose-Beetle Man before he sees him?

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

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