View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The toads that Gerry finds are the size of:
(a) A teacup.
(b) A small tortoise.
(c) An average size saucer.
(d) A large plate.

2. What languages do the magenpies learn to speak?
(a) English and Spanish.
(b) Greek and English.
(c) French and Greek.
(d) French and English.

3. Who does Gerry ask to build him a boat so he can visit the archipelago?
(a) Larry.
(b) Spiro.
(c) Peter.
(d) Leslie.

4. Where does Spiro obtain Gerry's goldfish?
(a) The pet store.
(b) The palace of Spirodian.
(c) The palace of the Greek King.
(d) The bay.

5. In Part II: Conversation, where does the family spend most of its time eating, sleeping, reading, and/or arguing?
(a) The garden.
(b) The bay.
(c) The olive groves.
(d) The veranda.

6. What does Mother name her Dandy Dinmont?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Dodo.
(c) Dandy.
(d) Dinmont.

7. What is the name given to Gerry's boat?
(a) The Sea Calf.
(b) The Bootle.
(c) The Bumtrinket.
(d) The Bootle-Bumtrinket.

8. Why is the snow-white villa given its name?
(a) Snow White lived there.
(b) Its color is white as snow.
(c) It is snowing.
(d) The paperwhite surrounding it are in full bloom.

9. What does Larry find in the matchbox when he wants to light his cigarette?
(a) Baby scorpions.
(b) An earwig.
(c) A female scorpion and her babies.
(d) A female scorpion.

10. What does the crumbling wall that surrounded the sunken garden provide Gerry?
(a) Something to spackle.
(b) A great view of the Tortoise Hills.
(c) An imaginary world of make-believe.
(d) A rich hunting ground.

11. What is the name of the black-backed gull Gerry acquires from the criminal?
(a) Kosti.
(b) Vido.
(c) Albania.
(d) Aleko.

12. When Spiro brings the mail, what does the bulk of Margo's mail consist of?
(a) Romance novels.
(b) Gun catalogues.
(c) Fashion magazines.
(d) Dieting magazines.

13. Why do the Durrells decide to move back to England?
(a) Because they miss merry ole England.
(b) For Gerry's education.
(c) Great Aunt Hermione died.
(d) The bank demands their presence.

14. Where does Mother say she wants to be buried?
(a) Lake Antinoitissa.
(b) Lake Ocarina.
(c) England.
(d) Corfu.

15. In the summer, what makes the island vibrate with their cries?
(a) Lacewings.
(b) Peasant women.
(c) Earwigs.
(d) Cicadas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kralefsky end up with two broken ribs?

2. What uncharacteristic thing does Larry do in Part II: Chapter 12, the Woodcock Winter?

3. Why does Gerry go to the sea in Part 3, Chapter 17?

4. How many baby magpies does Gerry take from the nest?

5. Why do Gerry and Kralefsky go to the top of his house?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 457 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample