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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, A Fine Romance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What commission did Uncle Ned oversee while he was in Jaffna?
(a) Human rights.
(b) Transportation.
(c) Race-riots.
(d) Food distribution.

2. In what region of Ceylon was Jaffna located?
(a) Western.
(b) Northern.
(c) Southern.
(d) Eastern.

3. What type of car did Mervyn and Doris ride in with their friends to the place where they were to be married?
(a) Fiat.
(b) VW.
(c) Saab.
(d) Audi.

4. What time did Mervyn's parents arrive at his apartment unannounced when they came to England to confront him?
(a) 7 p.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 9 p.m.

5. At what university did Mervyn Ondaatje take entrance exams?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Exeter.
(c) Northumbria.
(d) Cambridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sentries guarded the entrance to the old governor's home?

2. As he awaited his approaching marriage, how long after Mervyn had returned to Ceylon did he announce another engagement?

3. How long was the train ride from Colombo to Jaffna?

4. How old was Philip Ondaatje when he retired?

5. Where did Mervyn go to fight during a time when the university closed for vacation?

(see the answer key)

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