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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The toads that Gerry finds are the size of:
2. What does Kralefsky consider to be "the ticket"?
3. While squirrel hunting, what does Gerry find instead?
4. Who are Widdle and Puke?
5. Who does Gerry ask to build him a boat so he can visit the archipelago?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of Part III: Chapter 13, The Snow-White Villa, why does Theodore ponder the idea of having the toads swallow swords?
2. How did Mr. Kralefsky's tall tales of saving ladies from danger get him two broken ribs?
3. 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?
4. How did Gerry apply psychology to get his family on board with the idea of him getting a boat for his birthday?
5. Why did Gerry's trips to the archipelago in the Sea Cow become less frequent?
6. The moon did not shine the night of Mother's inaugural swim. What lit up the night in the air and in the water?
7. What intriguing creature did Gerry find in the crumbling wall, and why did this upset Larry?
8. How are Dodo and Margo alike?
9. What is Margo's reaction to Peter having to leave the island because they are getting too close?
10. Why does Larry go snipe hunting?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Gerry is very descriptive of seasons, people, events, and places on Corfu. Why do you think he chose such elaborate detail for his book? Do you think this helps the reader get a better picture of what is going on? Do you think the description is distracting to the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Explain the Durrell family's entry onto the island of Corfu. Why do you think it was important to Larry to enter with majestic pose? Did Mother or Larry's siblings share his idea? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
The Durrell family children were young when the arrived on the island of Corfu, Larry was twenty-three, Leslie nineteen, Margo eighteen, and Gerry ten. Five years later they left the island bound for England. How were the children portrayed at the beginning of the book? At the end? Explain their character growth, if any over the five year span on Corfu.
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