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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Gerry walk to the sea with?
(a) Larry.
(b) Old Plop.
(c) A criminal.
(d) Theodore.

4. Where is the Durrell family planning to move in Part II: Conversation?
(a) To a smaller villa.
(b) To another island in Greece.
(c) To England.
(d) To a bigger villa.

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

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

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

8. 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 hunting.
(d) Go on a diet.

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

10. When Gerry reaches the nest at the top of the olive tree, what do his dogs below look like?
(a) As small as a toad.
(b) They look like their regular size.
(c) The size of pimpernel flowers.
(d) The size of ants.

11. Under the loose plaster of the crumbing wall, what does Gerry find?
(a) A black beetle.
(b) Earwigs.
(c) A black scorpion.
(d) A white scorpion.

12. What does Gerry say "danced and twisted like wind-blown confetti" in the summer?
(a) Olive leaves.
(b) Cicadas.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Lacewings.

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

14. At the end of Part II: Conversation, what proverb does Margo share about change?
(a) Change is as good as a feast.
(b) Change is necessary.
(c) Change is always present in our lives.
(d) Change is always painful at first, but then rewarding as a blue ribbon.

15. Why are the sea fauna greatly attracted to the archipelago?
(a) The sea fauna is actually stuck there from low tides.
(b) The water around the archipelago is rich in minerals.
(c) The archipelago provides the sea fauna a safe haven from predators.
(d) The reason is never discovered.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the family feel about Great Aunt Hermione?

2. How does Kralefsky teach Gerry the French language?

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

4. Which two Durrell family members get motion sickness in the boats?

5. What gives Spiro a weak stomach?

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