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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Asian Rumours.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a dream Michael had on page 27, what shape was his body?
(a) Rectangle.
(b) Square.
(c) Star.
(d) Polygon.

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

3. How old was Michael when he left Ceylon?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 7.

4. What type of birds did Michael hear and see on a tree outside the old governor's house?
(a) Black-hooded orioles and junglefowls.
(b) Common Hill Myna.
(c) Crows and white cranes.
(d) Indian Peafowl.

5. In Michael's dream that caused him to return to Ceylon, what would he see his father surrounded by?
(a) Crocodiles.
(b) Friends drinking.
(c) Men with guns.
(d) Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what region of Ceylon was Jaffna located?

2. What did men roll across the city?

3. When was governor's house built?

4. In the introduction to Chapter 1, how long had there been a drought?

5. How old was Michael when he realized he had slipped past a childhood he had ignored and not understood?

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