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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years does the Durrell family stay on Corfu?
(a) Five years.
(b) Four and a half years.
(c) Six years.
(d) One year.

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

3. 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.

4. What is wrong with every villa Mr. Beeler shows the Durrells?
(a) Not one has a bathroom.
(b) They are infested with crickets.
(c) They are not close enough to the sea.
(d) Not one has a balcony.

5. What does Larry say the family needs in Part I: Prologue, The Migration?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) A better doctor.
(c) Better literature.
(d) More money.

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

7. At the end of Part II: Chapter 8, Tortoise Hills, what does Theodore say can happen in Corfu?
(a) A wine shortage.
(b) Tropical storms.
(c) Anything.
(d) Flooding.

8. How old is Gerry when the family moves to Corfu?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Eighteen.

9. Who supplies Gerald with several "dreadful puns" in the book?
(a) His wife.
(b) Dr. Theodore Stephanides.
(c) Spiro.
(d) Larry.

10. What does Gerald say living on Corfu is like?
(a) Like living with the three stooges.
(b) Like living in one of the more flamboyant and slapstick comic operas.
(c) Like living in a dream.
(d) Like living in the Garden of Eden.

11. What does spring mean for Leslie?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Getting rid of Margo's suitors.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Building a boat.

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

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

14. What does Margo's Turkish suitor think he can do superbly?
(a) Dance, fence, and type.
(b) Write, swim, and ride.
(c) Swim, ride, and sail.
(d) Cook, sail, and write.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is interesting about Quasimodo?

2. Who does the family decide will teach Gerry?

3. How many species of cyclops are found on Corfu?

4. What is wrong with the furniture in the villa?

5. How is the August weather in England described?

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