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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. When did Mervyn's parents discover he had not passed the entrance exams for the university?
(a) 1 year later.
(b) 2 1/2 years later.
(c) 1 1/2 years later.
(d) 3 years later.

2. How old was Lalla when she received a small inheritance?
(a) 39.
(b) 43.
(c) 56.
(d) 68.

3. What costume did Doris wear to the Galle Face Dance?
(a) Dog.
(b) Cat.
(c) Caterpillar.
(d) Lobster.

4. In the poem "Sweet Like a Crow," stepping on what bird was compared to the sound of someone's voice?
(a) Peacock.
(b) Petrel.
(c) Grebe.
(d) Booby.

5. How long had it been since Michael had been in Ceylon?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 15 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Doris and Mervyn go in Nuwara Eliya to try to repair their marriage?

2. How many pellets were found in Jessica Cantley's body?

3. In what region of Ceylon was Jaffna located?

4. Where did Doris run a small dance and theater school?

5. How old was the fort, where the old governor's home was located?

(see the answer key)

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