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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. Who teaches Gerry some of the most beautiful and haunting peasant songs?
(a) George.
(b) Agathi.
(c) Spiro.
(d) The Rose-Beetle Man.

2. What do Gerry and George use as water-pistols in the bay?
(a) Water-pistols.
(b) Sea slugs.
(c) Shells.
(d) Sponges.

3. Instead to taking his goats to Gastouri, what does Yani do?
(a) Tastes Taki's white wine.
(b) Tastes Taki's red wine.
(c) Eats figs all day.
(d) Goes fishing.

4. What does Gerry take, for his collection, from one of the tortoises?
(a) One of her eggs.
(b) A piece of his shell.
(c) One of his eggs.
(d) His shell.

5. What is the name of the family dog?
(a) Rover.
(b) Roger.
(c) Margo.
(d) Leslie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Island of Corfu located?

2. How does Gerry describe his mother at the beginning of Part I: Chapter 1, The Unsuspected Isle?

3. What does Larry say his mother is starting to look like in Part I: Prologue, The Migration?

4. Who rescues the Durrells from the Greek cab drivers?

5. How often does Gerry meet with Theodore?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who instigates the move to Corfu and why?

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

4. How does Gerry describe the Daffodil-Yellow Villa?

5. How does Margo act as a hypochondriac in Part I: Chapter 1, The Unsuspected Isle?

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

7. Gerald's original intent for his book was an account of the natural history on the island of Corfu. Why did that change?

8. Gerry ponders what insect movements, on top of the trapdoor, must sound like to a trapdoor spider. What were some of his ideas?

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

10. How do the islanders see Spiro?

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