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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 what region of Ceylon was Jaffna located?
(a) Western.
(b) Southern.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Northern.

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

3. How long after dawn would the garden be a blaze of heat, frantic with noise and butterflies?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

4. What color were the cement floors where Michael used to live?
(a) Gray.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was governor's house built?

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

3. How many sentries guarded the entrance to the old governor's home?

4. What did Michael have to eat for lunch when he was at the old governor's home?

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

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