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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. What illness does Gerry suffer from in the English weather?
(a) Catarrh.
(b) Measels.
(c) None.
(d) Ear infections.

2. What does Larry say the family needs in Part I: Prologue, The Migration?
(a) More money.
(b) Better literature.
(c) A better doctor.
(d) Sunshine.

3. What is interesting about Quasimodo?
(a) She lays an egg.
(b) She sleeps in the house.
(c) She marches to music.
(d) She eats strawberries.

4. How is the August weather in England described?
(a) A biting wind and cold temperatures.
(b) A biting wind and stinging drizzle.
(c) A stinging drizzle and freezing temperatures.
(d) Sunny skies and gentle breezes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Aside from being Greek and adoring bargaining, why does Spiro haggle so over prices for the Durrells?

2. One day Mother and Gerry buy the Rose-Beetle Man's entire stock of rose-beetles, what do they do with them?

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

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

5. What does George teach Gerry about natural history?

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