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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, A Fine Romance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Philip Ondaatje die?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1937.

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

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

4. As he awaited his approaching marriage, how long after Mervyn had returned to Ceylon did he announce another engagement?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 9 days.

5. When was Mervyn sent to England to go to college?
(a) 1920s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1931.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of birds did Michael hear and see on a tree outside the old governor's house?

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

3. How deep was the section of Kandy lake where Francis de Saram attempted to drown himself?

4. Where did Mervyn and Doris marry?

5. In a dream Michael had on page 27, what shape was his body?

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