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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. What does Gerry say "danced and twisted like wind-blown confetti" in the summer?
2. Why does Gerry go to the sea in Part 3, Chapter 17?
3. What languages do the magenpies learn to speak?
4. What event gets Margo out of the attic?
5. The toads that Gerry finds are the size of:
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Margo's reaction to Peter having to leave the island because they are getting too close?
2. What event causes the eldest Durrell children for once to agree? What do they agree on?
3. Kosti warns Gerry about Alecko too late, as Gerry is already stroking his feathers. Alecko does not fuss. What does this say about Gerry's character?
4. How are Dodo and Margo alike?
5. What intriguing creature did Gerry find in the crumbling wall, and why did this upset Larry?
6. What two ways did Peter teach Gerry English?
7. Why does Larry go snipe hunting?
8. What battle between a gecko and mantis takes place in Gerry's room? What is the outcome?
9. The moon did not shine the night of Mother's inaugural swim. What lit up the night in the air and in the water?
10. What is the final event, revisited oppositely, that Spiro helps the family with?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dr. Theodore Stephanides is socially awkward, especially with greeting people and then parting ways. Discuss your theory as to why he has this social awkwardness.
Essay Topic 2
On the second morning at the Strawberry-Pink Villa, Larry is disturbed by a donkey braying. He requires someone, besides himself, to remedy the problem. When Leslie asks why they should handle it when it is not bothering them, Larry calls the family selfish, and blames Mother for bringing them up that way. Do you agree with Larry's assessment of the family? Why or why not? Do you agree that it is Mother's fault? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
In what ways was Spiro the Durrell family's guardian throughout the book? Cite examples throughout the book. Why did Spiro choose to take on the family to look after?
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