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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. What color were the walls in the old governor's home in Jaffna?
(a) Blue.
(b) Rose-red.
(c) Sunshine yellow.
(d) Green.

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

3. What commission did Uncle Ned oversee while he was in Jaffna?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Race-riots.
(c) Human rights.
(d) Food distribution.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did a Dutch governor's daughter throw herself down a well?

2. 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?

3. In what region of Ceylon was Jaffna located?

4. In Michael's dream that caused him to return to Ceylon, what would he see his father surrounded by?

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

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