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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 find in the matchbox when he wants to light his cigarette?
(a) A female scorpion.
(b) An earwig.
(c) Baby scorpions.
(d) A female scorpion and her babies.

2. Who does Gerry walk to the sea with?
(a) A criminal.
(b) Old Plop.
(c) Theodore.
(d) Larry.

3. What is wrong with Theodore's friend's house when another floor is added?
(a) They do not have zoning permits.
(b) The windows will not open.
(c) They use poor materials.
(d) There are no stairs.

4. Who does Gerry ask to build him a boat so he can visit the archipelago?
(a) Peter.
(b) Larry.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Spiro.

5. How does winter come to the island of Corfu?
(a) Slowly and steadily.
(b) Gently.
(c) With a howl and a shriek.
(d) Fiercely.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a result of the matchbox incident, what happens to Gerry?

2. Whose room do the magpies that Gerry takes from the nest disrupt?

3. How many guest RSVP to Gerry's birthday party?

4. What riveting news does Mother receive in a letter from Great Aunt Hermione?

5. Who is Gerry's tutor in the beginning of Part III: Chapter 14, The Talking Flowers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Kosti warns Gerry about Alecko too late, as Gerry is already stroking his feathers. Alecko does not fuss. What does this say about Gerry's character?

2. What is Margo's reaction to Peter having to leave the island because they are getting too close?

3. Mr. Kralefsky's mother believes flowers can talk and have personality. How does Gerry respond to this idea?

4. The Belgian consul exterminated emaciated cats as a humane act of kindness. What does Gerry think about this?

5. How does Gerry describe the Chessboard Fields?

6. How are Dodo and Margo alike?

7. Why are the Durrells having a party in Part 3?

8. What battle between a gecko and mantis takes place in Gerry's room? What is the outcome?

9. What event causes the eldest Durrell children for once to agree? What do they agree on?

10. Why does Larry go snipe hunting?

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