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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 was Doris's favorite song in the 1920s?
(a) A Fine Romance.
(b) Moonlight Bay.
(c) Dream Just Dreams.
(d) After All.

2. When was D. H. Lawrence in Ceylon?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1922.

3. How old was Natalia Asarrapa when she married?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 22.
(d) 20.

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

5. When was governor's house built?
(a) Around 1700.
(b) 1743.
(c) Around 1600.
(d) 1694.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was it from Galle to Colombo?

2. Where did lightning strike the house on the tea estate?

3. What animal appeared out of the trees while Michael and his family were showering in the rain?

4. In the middle of the 19th century, how old was the English officer who was ordered to organize the building of a road from Colombo to Kandy?

5. How many brothers did Simon Ondaatje have?

(see the answer key)

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