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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. Aside from being Greek and adoring bargaining, why does Spiro haggle so over prices for the Durrells?
(a) He is subsidizing them until their money arrives.
(b) He does not want them to get swindled.
(c) He has to keep up his reputation as Spiro the Great.
(d) Everything in Greece is overpriced.

2. After their swim in Chapter 5, where do Gerry and Roger go for a snack?
(a) Leonora's house.
(b) Spiro's Diner.
(c) Yani's house.
(d) Home.

3. Where does Gerry settle into and spend his days at the villa?
(a) In the garden.
(b) In the olive groves.
(c) In the bay.
(d) In the grape vines.

4. Why does Gerry's mother insist he explain she is a widow?
(a) She does not want people to think ill of her.
(b) She wants men to know she is available.
(c) She wants the reader's sympathy.
(d) She wants her story told accurately.

5. What does spring mean for Leslie?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Getting rid of Margo's suitors.
(c) Building a boat.
(d) Hunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theodore send Gerry to assist him in his field work?

2. In the beginning of Part I: Chapter 3, in the morning at the Strawberry-Pink Villa, where is the family eating breakfast?

3. What does Larry say the family needs in Part I: Prologue, The Migration?

4. How does Gerry describe the Corfu winter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Yani's scorpion in the bottle of olive oil?

2. How did George get Gerry interested in history?

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

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

5. Why was it important to Gerry's mother that he mention she was a widow?

6. How do the islanders see Spiro?

7. How did Gerry and Mother's opinions regarding the pace for eating breakfast differ?

8. How are the trapdoor spiders and Dr. Theodore Stephanides two significant finds for Gerry?

9. In the garden, Gerry finds an earwig's nest, and posts a sign for passers by to beware and keep quiet. What words were spelled correctly on the sign, and why is that significant to his character?

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

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