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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. Where did Lalla claim she was born?
(a) During a picnic.
(b) On the beach.
(c) During a storm.
(d) During a dinner party.

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

3. How old was Michael's mother when David Grenier died?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

4. Where did lightning strike the house on the tea estate?
(a) The attic.
(b) A back bedroom.
(c) Near the fuse box.
(d) Porch roof.

5. When did Michael's Aunt Dolly begin smoking?
(a) 20 years old.
(b) 18 years old.
(c) 25 years old.
(d) 15 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did Michael say one could drive in Ceylon and be in a different landscape?

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

3. In the poem "Sweet Like a Crow," stepping on what bird was compared to the sound of someone's voice?

4. When was Reverend Jurgen Ondaatje the translator and chaplain in Colombo?

5. Where did Mervyn and Doris marry?

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