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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 6, The Sweet Spring.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Spiro take complete control the the Durrell's affairs?
(a) To swindle them.
(b) To make sure they are not swindled.
(c) He needs the money.
(d) He loves the English.

2. Who explores the countryside with Gerry?
(a) Leslie.
(b) Roger.
(c) Widdle and Puke.
(d) No one, he went alone.

3. Aside from being Greek and adoring bargaining, why does Spiro haggle so over prices for the Durrells?
(a) He does not want them to get swindled.
(b) He is subsidizing them until their money arrives.
(c) Everything in Greece is overpriced.
(d) He has to keep up his reputation as Spiro the Great.

4. Who accompanies Margo and the Turkish boy on their date?
(a) Mother.
(b) Gerry.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Spiro.

5. Who is the goat shepherd who tells Gerry the tale of the cypress tree?
(a) The Rose-Beetle Man.
(b) Spiro.
(c) Yani.
(d) Agathi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests to Larry that Corfu is wonderful?

2. What is Mother doing at the onset of Larry's attack about England's climate and the family's illnesses?

3. In the beginning of Part I: Chapter 4, what does Gerry's Mother decide for him?

4. What does Gerry liken Spiro to as he looks over and takes care of the family?

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

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