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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. How deep was the section of Kandy lake where Francis de Saram attempted to drown himself?
(a) 6 inches.
(b) 2 feet.
(c) 12 inches.
(d) 4 feet.

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

3. Where did Doris run a small dance and theater school?
(a) Negombo.
(b) Galle.
(c) Kegalle.
(d) Colombo.

4. Where was the first place that Doris lived when she moved to England?
(a) Leverstock Green.
(b) Lancaster Gate.
(c) North Finchley.
(d) Potters Crouch.

5. When did Philip Ondaatje die?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1943.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Michael, Susan, and her husband to drive from Colombo to the tea estate?

2. What type of bushes were outside the dining room doors at the tea estate?

3. During the rainy season, how many hours a day would it rain at the tea estate?

4. Who did Mervyn become engaged to after his parents arrived in England unannounced?

5. In one of the stories about Mervyn's train escapade, what color were the dogs he was leading?

(see the answer key)

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