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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 Francis de Saram die?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1926.

2. At the beginning of the section "The Passions of Lalla," where did Michael say his grandmother died?
(a) In an automobile accident.
(b) In her bed.
(c) At a jacaranda tree.
(d) On a boat.

3. What type of bushes were outside the dining room doors at the tea estate?
(a) Lilac.
(b) Rhododendren.
(c) Francisco.
(d) Tea.

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

5. How many brothers did Simon Ondaatje have?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On their way to the December races, where would the Gasanawa group go swimming?

3. What type of animal droppings surrounded the house on stilts in the jungle, where Michael and his family stayed?

4. How many yards did the porch run along the front of the old governor's home?

5. How long after Michael awoke from a dream in a house near Lake Ontario, did he have a farewell party for his trip to Ceylon?

(see the answer key)

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