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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 did Michael have to eat for lunch when he was at the old governor's home?
(a) Fried Rice.
(b) Jambalaya.
(c) Egg plant curry.
(d) Crab curry.

2. What color were the walls in the old governor's home in Jaffna?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Rose-red.
(d) Sunshine yellow.

3. What dance was perfected on a rock at Gasanawa?
(a) Tango.
(b) Lindy Hop.
(c) Fox Trot.
(d) Charleston.

4. What color were the walls in the old governor's home when the Dutch first built the house?
(a) Egg white.
(b) Sky blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Cream.

5. What did men roll across the city?
(a) Ice.
(b) Food carts.
(c) Logs.
(d) Bicycles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Francis de Saram hold in his hand as he died?

2. How long after Michael awoke from a dream in a house near Lake Ontario, did he have a farewell party for his trip to Ceylon?

3. At what university did Mervyn Ondaatje take entrance exams?

4. How many yards did the porch run along the front of the old governor's home?

5. In what book did Michael read these words: "she had been forced into prudence in her youth--she learned romance as she grew older. . ."?

(see the answer key)

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