2. Where is the Durrell family living at the beginning of Part II: Chapter 7?
(a) In the Pension Suisse.
(b) In the Snow-White Villa.
(c) In the Daffodil-Yellow Villa.
(d) In the Strawberry-Pink Villa.

3. Why does Yani tell Gerry the scorpion is drowned in olive oil?
(a) It is an old Greek superstition to ward off scorpions from your home.
(b) The oil preserves the body.
(c) If stung by a scorpion, rub the oil on the spot and there will be hardly any discomfort.
(d) Scorpion oil cures acne.

4. Who does Larry decide to attack about England's climate and the family's illnesses?
(a) Mother.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Margo.
(d) God.

5. How does Gerry describe his mother at the beginning of Part I: Chapter 1, The Unsuspected Isle?
(a) "Like a tiny, harassed missionary in an uprising."
(b) "Like a Greek godess, trailing muslin and scent."
(c) "Like a weary traveler, no worse for the wear."
(d) "Like a prim and proper English woman, dressed for tea."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roger do during Gerry's lessons?

2. Where does Gerry settle into and spend his days at the villa?

3. Where does Mother suggest Larry's friends stay?

4. How does George go about teaching Gerry mathematics?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Was Mother's request to be shown a villa with a bathroom unreasonable?

2. How does Gerry describe his first glimpse and sounds of Corfu and its waters?

3. How does Gerry describe the Strawberry-Pink Villa?

4. When George instituted outdoor lessons, what game did he and Gerry play in the bay, and how did this further his learning?

5. 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?

6. Why is the Rose-Beetle Man described as one of the most weird and fascinating characters Gerry met?

7. How does it come about that George becomes Gerry's tutor?

8. How do the islanders see Spiro?

9. How did George get Gerry interested in history?

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

(see the answer keys)

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