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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Margo kiss the saint's feet?

2. What special day is it when Spiro drives Gerry, Mother, and Margo to town to buy furniture?

3. What do the olive groves echo with?

4. Who names Gerry's pigeon?

5. What illness does Margo suffer from in the English weather?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Margo act as a hypochondriac in Part I: Chapter 1, The Unsuspected Isle?

2. How does it come about that George becomes Gerry's tutor?

3. What mishap occurred, in front of the Greek King, at the stage show of Battle of Thermopylae?

4. How was the health of the Durrell family in Part I: Prologue, The Migration?

5. How did spring affect Mother, when left undisturbed by Larry? What affect did this have on Larry?

6. How does Gerry describe the weather in England during August?

7. Why was Thursday tea with Theodore an appointment Gerry would not have missed for anything?

8. What is the significance of Yani's scorpion in the bottle of olive oil?

9. How did George get Gerry interested in history?

10. How do the islanders see Spiro?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While on Corfu, the Durrell family lived in three different villas. Explain the differences in each villa by comparing the home, gardens, and countryside of each. In theory, which was Gerry's favorite villa and why?

Essay Topic 2

Margo is dramatic throughout the book. Cite some of her more dramatic entrances or exits. Were her emotions warranted, or do you think she was overly dramatic?

Essay Topic 3

The Rose-Beetle Man was a very interesting character to Gerry. What was the tone in the beginning of Part I: Chapter 3, The Rose-Beetle Man with the introduction of his character? What was the tone set by the Gerry the last time he saw the Rose-Beetle Man? How does the tone differ, and how is this difference conveyed?

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