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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 15, The Cyclamen Woods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mother suggest Larry's friends stay?
(a) On the veranda.
(b) Outside.
(c) At Pension Suisse.
(d) In her room.

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

3. What event gets Margo out of the attic?
(a) Mother's delicious meals.
(b) Peter returning for her.
(c) Leslie's burglar trap going off.
(d) Gerry pleading with her.

4. Where does Spiro live, and learn English, while in America?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Boston.
(c) Stillwater.
(d) Chicago.

5. Who is Gerry's tutor in the beginning of Part III: Chapter 14, The Talking Flowers?
(a) Larry.
(b) Peter.
(c) George.
(d) Mr. Kralefsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness does Larry suffer from in the English weather?

2. How does Kralefsky teach Gerry the French language?

3. What does Larry say his mother is starting to look like in Part I: Prologue, The Migration?

4. Where does Gerry settle into and spend his days at the villa?

5. What insects does Gerry find that can change colors, like chameleons?

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