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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Gerald interested in the villa's garden?
(a) It was planted with parrellel rows of flowers.
(b) It was a barren plot of land waiting to be planted.
(c) It was perfectly groomed and filled with flowers.
(d) It was overrun with vegetation and full of insects.

2. What is the time of the year in the beginning of the story when the Darrell family members are meeting?
(a) The summer.
(b) The fall.
(c) The winter.
(d) The spring.

3. Which creature was most interesting to the narrator when he first settles into his new residence?
(a) The hawk moth.
(b) The hummingbird.
(c) The dung beetle.
(d) The carpenter bees.

4. Who did Gerald find putting bamboo poles into the ground?
(a) Leslie.
(b) Costas.
(c) George.
(d) Theo.

5. Who was Spiro?
(a) The family's first friend on the island.
(b) The family's landlord.
(c) The family's relative in Corfu.
(d) The pilot who flew them over to Corfu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did Taki usually begin fishing?

2. About what book did the Darrell family begin speaking during their meeting?

3. What did Gerald announce to his family at their meeting?

4. How did Larry react to Theodore's information about the snails Gerald had seen?

5. What color was the villa into which the Darrell family moved on Corfu?

(see the answer key)

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