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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, A Fine Romance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of flower did Lalla wear on her dress when she went to the races?
(a) Guelder Rose.
(b) Jacaranda.
(c) Buttercup.
(d) Violet.

2. When did Philip Ondaatje die?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1943.

3. How old was the fort, where the old governor's home was located?
(a) 250 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 200 years.
(d) 150 years.

4. What color were the walls in the old governor's home in Jaffna?
(a) Green.
(b) Sunshine yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Rose-red.

5. How old was Michael when he realized he had slipped past a childhood he had ignored and not understood?
(a) 34.
(b) Mid 30s.
(c) 23.
(d) Mid 20s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Michael balance when he was drunk?

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

3. What was Philip Ondaatje's occupation?

4. What color were the walls in the old governor's home when the Dutch first built the house?

5. What type of car did Mervyn and Doris ride in with their friends to the place where they were to be married?

(see the answer key)

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