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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. Who was Roger?

2. Where is Corfu?

3. What did Larry reveal about Sven after Sven had left the house?

4. What did Roger do on his excursions with Gerald to the bay?

5. Who was Taki Thanatos?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Gerald's family react to the seahorses? What unusual thing did Theodore teach Gerald about seahorses?

2. Who is Taki Thanatos? How did Gerald meet him? What did the two share in common? Where did Taki want to take Gerald?

3. Why did George introduce Gerald to Theo Stephanides? What did Gerald hope to learn from Theo?

4. What kinds of spiders did Gerald find on the island? What did he witness one day while observing one of the spiders he had caught?

5. What is a China-mark moth? What makes this moth unique?

6. What was "catching cuttlefish with love?" How did it work? What was Gerald's response to this interesting fishing style?

7. What was the "hypocritical prayer?" What did Gerald observe about this creature?

8. Who was Kokino? What does Kokino mean in Greek? What did Kokino and Gerald do together?

9. Who was Sally? Where did Sally come from? How did the name Sally come to be? Why was Gerald excited to have Sally as a member of the household?

10. Who was Roger? How did Gerald meet Roger? What did Gerald and Roger do together on the island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gerald says upon introducing Theodore Stephanides to his story, "...someone who was going to become immediately the most important person in my life. To me, Theodore was one of the most remarkable people I had ever met." Explain who Theodore Stephanides is, and why he is so important in Gerald's life.

Essay Topic 2

Before Chapter Four, Durrell has placed a quote from Professor Anstead, "Hospitality is, indeed, now no less than in classical times, a sacred duty in these islands, and it is a duty more conscientiously performed." How does this quote apply to the Durrell family? What are some examples of the hospitality they have offered to guests? What kinds of hospitality have been offered to them?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of the chapter "Interlude for Spirits" to the memoir. Why did the author choose this title for the chapter? How does this chapter fit in with the rest of the memoir? Which characters are in the spotlight in this chapter and why?

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