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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 Larry say the family needs in Part I: Prologue, The Migration?
(a) A better doctor.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Better literature.
(d) More money.

2. What disturbs Larry's writing on the second morning in the villa?
(a) Gerry's magenpies.
(b) Bees buzzing.
(c) Lawnmowers cutting grass.
(d) A donkey braying.

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

4. What is wrong with every villa Mr. Beeler shows the Durrells?
(a) They are not close enough to the sea.
(b) They are infested with crickets.
(c) Not one has a balcony.
(d) Not one has a bathroom.

5. Who is the most weird and fascinating character Gerry meets on his explorations?
(a) Yani.
(b) George.
(c) The Rose-Beetle Man.
(d) Theodore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with the furniture in the villa?

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

3. What does George teach Gerry about natural history?

4. What is Larry's suggestion when Mother tells him they cannot fit the number of guests he has invited in their house?

5. What illness does Leslie suffer from in the English weather?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How did Larry attempt to help his family regain their pose, after it was shattered by Roger and the pack of dogs?

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

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

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

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

7. What did Gerry think about his family's contribution to the book?

8. How did Gerry compress five years into one book?

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

10. How did spring affect Mother, when left undisturbed by Larry? What affect did this have on Larry?

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