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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Mother doing at the onset of Larry's attack about England's climate and the family's illnesses?
(a) Reading a cooking book.
(b) Reading a gardening book.
(c) Petting Dodo.
(d) Washing dishes.

4. What about the tortoises does Gerry find very interesting?
(a) Their food choices.
(b) Their shells.
(c) Their mating ritual.
(d) Their leathered skin.

5. What are in the two cases the customs officials are holding of the Durrells?
(a) Leslie's gun books.
(b) Bed linens.
(c) Spices.
(d) Mother's recipe books.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does George introduce Theodore to Gerry?

2. Who is the goat shepherd who tells Gerry the tale of the cypress tree?

3. What do Gerry and George use as water-pistols in the bay?

4. Who does Gerry find at George's home when he goes to ask him about the trapdoor?

5. Aside from being Greek and adoring bargaining, why does Spiro haggle so over prices for the Durrells?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the spring, what is the first amazing event Gerry witnesses on Tortoise Hill?

2. What does it say about Larry's character that he has invited friends to stay at the villa when there is not enough room, and he does not tell Mother until they are almost there?

3. How does Gerry come to the conclusion to visit Yani after his swim?

4. How do the islanders see Spiro?

5. Why is Mother concerned about Larry's friends being highbrow?

6. What mishap occurred, in front of the Greek King, at the stage show of Battle of Thermopylae?

7. How was the health of the Durrell family in Part I: Prologue, The Migration?

8. What was Larry's attitude upon reaching the island of Corfu?

9. What bonding event do Gerry and Leslie share? Why do you think this is appealing to Gerry?

10. Why was Thursday tea with Theodore an appointment Gerry would not have missed for anything?

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