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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 4, A Bushel of Learning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Durrell's want to leave the hotel as soon as possible?
(a) The state of the lavatory.
(b) The food is awful.
(c) They want to settle down soon.
(d) It is a dusty hotel.

2. What illness does Larry suffer from in the English weather?
(a) Flu.
(b) Catarrh.
(c) None.
(d) Acne.

3. What does George teach Gerry about natural history?
(a) How to apply mathematics to natural history.
(b) How to not frighten the big tortoise.
(c) The mating cycle of the earwig.
(d) How to observe and write notes in a diary.

4. How do Gerry and George win points in their game in the bay?
(a) By squirting the sea-slug the farthest.
(b) By finding the most sea-slugs.
(c) By applying mathematic applications to the sea fauna.
(d) By discovering the most sea fauna.

5. How many years does the Durrell family stay on Corfu?
(a) Six years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Four and a half years.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the original intent of Gerald Durrell for this book?

2. When Larry goes to light a cigarette, what flies out of the box?

3. What makes Gerald's wife laugh when reading his manuscript?

4. Who rescues the Durrells from the Greek cab drivers?

5. Who names Gerry's pigeon?

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