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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many deer did Michael and his family see on the other side of the lake when they were showering in the jungle rain?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

2. How long were Mervyn and Doris married before they divorced?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 14 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 12 years.

3. According to Aunt Dolly, where would wives meet their beaus?
(a) Gordon Gardens.
(b) Royal Palace Park.
(c) Spice Gardens.
(d) Cinnamon Gardens.

4. How far was the car from the house when it stalled?
(a) 1/4 mile.
(b) 1 mile.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 1/2 mile.

5. Why was Doris put in Spittel's Nursing Home?
(a) She had para-typhoid.
(b) She had pneumonia.
(c) She had malaria.
(d) She had bronchitis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cows did Lalla and Rene have?

2. How many bombs did Mervyn find on a train he hijacked?

3. During the war, where did Lalla open up a boarding house?

4. How tall was Michael's Aunt Dolly?

5. What was Susan's husband's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Michael get a bath when he was five and attending a boarding school?

2. What happened to the eggs that Willie Gratiaen imported from Australia?

3. How did Mervyn deter Lalla from ravaging the garden at Kuttapitiya?

4. What did Doris do when she was leaving Mervyn and he threw the car key into the tea bushes?

5. What did Rene de Saram do when one of her cows caught Rinderpest fever?

6. How did Lalla's father throw caution to the wind when he married a Dickman?

7. Michael recorded sounds of the night in the jungle when he was in Ceylon. What did he hear when he played the tape back in Canada?

8. What was Michael's Aunt Dolly like?

9. How did Mervyn nearly kill his three older children?

10. Where did Doris work after the divorce?

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