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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. In the section titled "Tongue," what hotel on the beach did Michael and several of the children walk to?
(a) Bentota Beach Hotel.
(b) Galle Face Hotel.
(c) Casa Colombo Hotel.
(d) Pegasus Reef Hotel.

2. What covered the windows in homes in Ceylon?
(a) Screens.
(b) Curtains.
(c) Mosquito netting.
(d) Delicate bars.

3. How old did Michael believe his mother was when she met Mervyn?
(a) 22.
(b) 29.
(c) 27.
(d) 24.

4. What would Michael balance when he was drunk?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Book.
(c) Plate.
(d) Wine glass.

5. What did men roll across the city?
(a) Logs.
(b) Ice.
(c) Bicycles.
(d) Food carts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress did the Dutch governor's daughter wear when she appeared as a ghost?

2. 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?

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

4. Where was the school located that Michael first attended as a child?

5. On page 24, what time was it when Michael sat in the old governor's home in Jaffna?

(see the answer key)

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