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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Old Plop?
(a) A large and ancient terrapin.
(b) A big old fish in the bay.
(c) An old Greecian peasant man who makes a plopping noise when he sits.
(d) A criminal.

2. Whose room do the magpies that Gerry takes from the nest disrupt?
(a) Larry's.
(b) Margo's.
(c) Gerry's.
(d) Roger's.

3. What is the name of Gerry's book that he starts writing in Part II: Chapter 10, Pageant of the Fireflies?
(a) Fauna of Corfu.
(b) Boy's Own Paper.
(c) Natural History of Corfu.
(d) My Adventures with Roger.

4. How many guest RSVP to Gerry's birthday party?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Forty-six.
(d) Two.

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

6. How does Kralefsky end up with two broken ribs?
(a) Wrestling with Gerry.
(b) Carrying an overweight lady and then slipping on a wet stone.
(c) Falling down stairs.
(d) Fighting with a bull-terrier.

7. From what union does Dodo bear a puppy?
(a) Her union with Roger.
(b) Her union with Puke.
(c) Her union with Widdle.
(d) Her union with Ulysses.

8. Why does Mother dispense of Peter's services?
(a) Because he is rude to Larry.
(b) Because he and Margo are getting too close.
(c) Because his wage is too high for them to pay while in the bigger house.
(d) Because Gerry is not learning anything.

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

10. Aside from the sirocco, what impedes Margo's return from the island where she seeks solitude?
(a) The dogs barking.
(b) The Sea Cow.
(c) Her puffy sunburned eyelids.
(d) Peter.

11. As a result of the matchbox incident, what happens to Gerry?
(a) He receives Greek lessons with Spiro.
(b) He has to get a job.
(c) He receives French lessons with the Belgian consul.
(d) He is grounded for ten days.

12. What event gets Margo out of the attic?
(a) Mother's delicious meals.
(b) Leslie's burglar trap going off.
(c) Peter returning for her.
(d) Gerry pleading with her.

13. When returning to the villa with his horn blaring, what does Spiro have with him for the party?
(a) The Greek King.
(b) Three cooked turkeys.
(c) Larry's manuscript from the publisher.
(d) The doctor for Kralefsky.

14. In Part II: Chapter 10, Pageant of the Fireflies, who tutors Gerry in the summer?
(a) Peter.
(b) George.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) Larry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Durrell family planning to move in Part II: Conversation?

2. What are the Chessboard Fields named after?

3. What colors are the cyclamen that grow under the olive trees?

4. Why do the Durrells decide to move back to England?

5. Under the loose plaster of the crumbing wall, what does Gerry find?

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