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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, What We Think of Married Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the war, where did Lalla open up a boarding house?
(a) Kegalle.
(b) Colombo.
(c) Kandy.
(d) Nuwara Eliya.

2. On their way to the December races, where would the Gasanawa group go swimming?
(a) Galle.
(b) Batticaloa.
(c) Ambalangoda.
(d) Negombo.

3. In one of the stories about Mervyn's train escapade, how many dogs was he leading on ropes?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

4. Why was Doris put in Spittel's Nursing Home?
(a) She had bronchitis.
(b) She had malaria.
(c) She had pneumonia.
(d) She had para-typhoid.

5. Where did lightning strike the house on the tea estate?
(a) Porch roof.
(b) Near the fuse box.
(c) The attic.
(d) A back bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Michael's mother when David Grenier died?

2. How old was Lalla when she received a small inheritance?

3. How many feet did Michael and his companions climb in thirty miles when they drove to the tea estate?

4. How far was it to drive from Colombo to the tea estate?

5. What was Philip Ondaatje's occupation?

(see the answer key)

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