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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 one of the stories about Mervyn's train escapade, what color were the dogs he was leading?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

2. During the rainy season, how many hours a day would it rain at the tea estate?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

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

4. What was the name of the dog that the Ondaatjes had on the tea estate?
(a) Blackie.
(b) Spot.
(c) Chindit.
(d) Bandit.

5. At the beginning of the section "The Passions of Lalla," where did Michael say his grandmother died?
(a) At a jacaranda tree.
(b) On a boat.
(c) In her bed.
(d) In an automobile accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pellets were found in Jessica Cantley's body?

2. What year was the car that was in Aunt Dolly's garden?

3. What game did Michael play with Susan and her husband during a thunderstorm on the tea estate?

4. When did Mervyn's parents discover he had not passed the entrance exams for the university?

5. How many feet did Michael and his companions climb in thirty miles when they drove to the tea estate?

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