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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. How long did it take Michael, Susan, and her husband to drive from Colombo to the tea estate?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

2. How much of a dowry did the woman have that Lalla tried to get her brother to marry?
(a) 50,000 rupees.
(b) 40,000 rupees.
(c) 30,000 rupees.
(d) 20,000 rupees.

3. When Michael went back to Ceylon and the tea estate, how many years had it been since his mother had been to the tea estate?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 35 years.

4. How deep was the section of Kandy lake where Francis de Saram attempted to drown himself?
(a) 6 inches.
(b) 12 inches.
(c) 2 feet.
(d) 4 feet.

5. What year was the car that was in Aunt Dolly's garden?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1935.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was David Grenier's wife?

2. How many cows did Lalla and Rene have?

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

4. How much were bets on horse races if someone sat in the grandstand?

5. How long did Michael say it would take for the tea estate to turn to jungle if it was left alone?

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