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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does winter come to the island of Corfu?
(a) With a howl and a shriek.
(b) Gently.
(c) Fiercely.
(d) Slowly and steadily.

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

3. How is the Durrell family described on the train back to England?
(a) "A staff of circus goers."
(b) "One traveling circus and staff."
(c) "The Durrells."
(d) "The Durrell Family Circus."

4. What gives Spiro a weak stomach?
(a) Toads.
(b) Riding in the Sea Cow.
(c) Vomit.
(d) Stews.

5. What uncharacteristic thing does Larry do in Part II: Chapter 12, the Woodcock Winter?
(a) Help Mother in the kitchen.
(b) Take dancing lessons.
(c) Go on a diet.
(d) Go hunting.

6. While squirrel hunting, what does Gerry find instead?
(a) A large tortoise.
(b) A baby bat.
(c) A baby owl.
(d) A baby racoon.

7. What event occurs at the end of Part II: Chapter 12, the Woodcock Winter that causes the family great distress?
(a) A fire in the house.
(b) Gerry's scorpion's babies get out of the matchboxes.
(c) The magenpies get out.
(d) Leslie's burglar alarm.

8. How does the family feel about Great Aunt Hermione?
(a) They do not like her.
(b) They do not like her taste in modern music.
(c) She is their favorite relative.
(d) They love her and look forward to her visits.

9. At the snow-white villa, what does Gerry get on intimate terms with?
(a) Lacewings.
(b) Owls.
(c) Mantids.
(d) Squirrels.

10. In Part II: Chapter 11, The Enchanted Archipelago, what addition is made to the Sea Cow?
(a) A bell.
(b) An outboard engine.
(c) Additional oars.
(d) Seats.

11. Instead of catching Old Plop, what does Gerry catch?
(a) A big old fish in the bay.
(b) A criminal.
(c) The flu.
(d) Two water-snakes.

12. Why do Gerry and Kralefsky go to the top of his house?
(a) To feel the warm sunshine.
(b) To feed the birds.
(c) To give the birds water.
(d) To see which way the wind was blowing.

13. What are the Chessboard Fields named after?
(a) Fields sprawling with small square crops.
(b) A field where the peasants play chess every Sunday.
(c) Fields sprawling with flowers in a chessboard pattern.
(d) Mr. Chessboard, a Englishman who once lived on Corfu.

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

15. What names are given to the magpies that Gerry takes from the nest?
(a) Widdle and Puke.
(b) Magenpies.
(c) Dee and Dum.
(d) Achilles and Ulysses.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Part II: Conversation, what proverb does Margo share about change?

2. What illuminates the family's nighttime picnic at the bay?

3. Who is Gerry's tutor in the beginning of Part III: Chapter 14, The Talking Flowers?

4. When Gerry reaches the nest at the top of the olive tree, what do his dogs below look like?

5. In Part II: Conversation, where does the family spend most of its time eating, sleeping, reading, and/or arguing?

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