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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. What disease did one of Rene's cows catch?
(a) Mad cow disease.
(b) Milk fever.
(c) Rinderpest fever.
(d) Anthrax.

2. What time did Mervyn's parents arrive at his apartment unannounced when they came to England to confront him?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 11 a.m.
(c) 7 p.m.
(d) 9 p.m.

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

4. What was Philip Ondaatje's occupation?
(a) Politician.
(b) Factory owner.
(c) Plantation owner.
(d) Lawyer.

5. How old was Lalla when she became a widow?
(a) Almost 25.
(b) Not yet 30.
(c) 27.
(d) 32.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Gasanawa group went to the December races, what would they order on their way?

2. What was the name of Lalla's head milkman?

3. During the rainy season, how many hours a day would it rain at the tea estate?

4. Where did Mervyn and Doris marry?

5. What gear was the car in when the transmission broke?

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