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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of hat does Theodore wear?
(a) A beret.
(b) A Homburg.
(c) A derby.
(d) A cowboy hat.

2. Who accompanies Margo and the Turkish boy on their date?
(a) Gerry.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Spiro.
(d) Mother.

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

4. What about the tortoises does Gerry find very interesting?
(a) Their food choices.
(b) Their shells.
(c) Their mating ritual.
(d) Their leathered skin.

5. What does Gerry think about Theodore's library?
(a) It is full of natural history books.
(b) The Darwin books are dusty.
(c) It does not have enough Sherlock Holmes.
(d) It is thoroughly well-balanced.

6. What does George teach Gerry about natural history?
(a) How to not frighten the big tortoise.
(b) How to apply mathematics to natural history.
(c) How to observe and write notes in a diary.
(d) The mating cycle of the earwig.

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

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

9. Instead to taking his goats to Gastouri, what does Yani do?
(a) Goes fishing.
(b) Tastes Taki's red wine.
(c) Eats figs all day.
(d) Tastes Taki's white wine.

10. Where does Spiro live, and learn English, while in America?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Stillwater.

11. Why can Gerry hear the Rose-Beetle Man before he sees him?
(a) He can hear his car in the distance.
(b) He plays a sheperd's pipe.
(c) The rose-beetles are singing.
(d) The Rose-Beetle Man is singing.

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

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

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

15. Why do the Durrell's want to leave the hotel as soon as possible?
(a) They want to settle down soon.
(b) The food is awful.
(c) The state of the lavatory.
(d) It is a dusty hotel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Gerald dedicate this book to?

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

4. 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?

5. Aside from being Greek and adoring bargaining, why does Spiro haggle so over prices for the Durrells?

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