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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 14, The Talking Flowers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Larry becomes overweight in the spring. Which of the following is one of Margo's suggested diets?
(a) Atkins.
(b) Milk and cooked vegetables.
(c) Brown bread and olives.
(d) Orange juice and salad.

2. What does Larry say his mother is starting to look like in Part I: Prologue, The Migration?
(a) A ray of sunshine in the gloomy climate.
(b) An Irish washerwoman.
(c) A plate of scarlet porridge.
(d) A widow.

3. How many species of cyclops are found on Corfu?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Several.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

4. What brings a smile to Lugaretzia?
(a) Talking about her ailments.
(b) Her children.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Daffodils.

5. When Spiro brings the mail, what does the bulk of Margo's mail consist of?
(a) Dieting magazines.
(b) Romance novels.
(c) Gun catalogues.
(d) Fashion magazines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Larry liken the Durrell family's entry to?

2. Aside from the sirocco, what impedes Margo's return from the island where she seeks solitude?

3. What does Gerry take, for his collection, from one of the tortoises?

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

5. How do Gerry and George win points in their game in the bay?

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