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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. In the section titled "Tongue," what hotel on the beach did Michael and several of the children walk to?
(a) Galle Face Hotel.
(b) Casa Colombo Hotel.
(c) Pegasus Reef Hotel.
(d) Bentota Beach Hotel.

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

3. How much cooler was it at the tea estate than it was in Colombo?
(a) 25 degrees.
(b) 30 degrees.
(c) 20 degrees.
(d) 15 degrees.

4. How long after dawn would the garden be a blaze of heat, frantic with noise and butterflies?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

5. When was Reverend Jurgen Ondaatje the translator and chaplain in Colombo?
(a) 1793-1814.
(b) 1835-1847.
(c) 1853-1869.
(d) 1864-1872.

Short Answer Questions

1. How deep was the section of Kandy lake where Francis de Saram attempted to drown himself?

2. Near what continent is Ceylon located?

3. In the middle of the 19th century, how old was the English officer who was ordered to organize the building of a road from Colombo to Kandy?

4. What costume did Doris wear to the Galle Face Dance?

5. During what months did Michael's grandparents move to Nuwara Eliya?

(see the answer key)

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