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

2. What color was a church painted that Michael saw on Reclamation Street in Colombo?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Pink.
(d) White.

3. What type of bushes were outside the dining room doors at the tea estate?
(a) Rhododendren.
(b) Tea.
(c) Francisco.
(d) Lilac.

4. To how many hospitals did Lalla dedicate her body after her death?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. What color dress did the Dutch governor's daughter wear when she appeared as a ghost?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was the car from the house when it stalled?

2. At the time that Michael traveled to Ceylon, how old was his Aunt Dolly?

3. What color were the walls in the old governor's home in Jaffna?

4. What flowers did Michael remember seeing on the last estate where he lived with his siblings?

5. What did Michael have to eat for lunch when he was at the old governor's home?

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