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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 17, The Chessboard Fields.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) He has to keep up his reputation as Spiro the Great.
(d) Everything in Greece is overpriced.

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

3. Where is the Island of Corfu located?
(a) England.
(b) Vido.
(c) Val de Ropa.
(d) Greece.

4. What makes Gerald's wife laugh when reading his manuscript?
(a) His spelling.
(b) The magenpies.
(c) The "dreadful puns."
(d) His family.

5. What is the first item the Rose-Beetle Man sells Gerry?
(a) A flute.
(b) A tortoise.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) A magpie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Gerry's tortoise?

2. What uncharacteristic thing does Larry do in Part II: Chapter 12, the Woodcock Winter?

3. What illness does Gerry suffer from in the English weather?

4. When Spring came, Larry purchases a guitar and a large barrel of strong red wine. What kind of songs does he play?

5. What do the olive groves echo with?

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