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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. What was Doris's favorite song in the 1920s?
(a) A Fine Romance.
(b) Moonlight Bay.
(c) After All.
(d) Dream Just Dreams.

2. How long did it take Mervyn's parents and sister to get to England by ship?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 18 days.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 24 days.

3. How old was the fort, where the old governor's home was located?
(a) 100 years.
(b) 150 years.
(c) 200 years.
(d) 250 years.

4. How often would Philip Ondaatje travel to England?
(a) Every two years.
(b) Every three years.
(c) Once a year.
(d) Every other year.

5. How many sentries guarded the entrance to the old governor's home?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mervyn and Doris marry?

2. During what month would Doris and Lalla spend their time at the races?

3. How long after dawn would the garden be a blaze of heat, frantic with noise and butterflies?

4. As he awaited his approaching marriage, how long after Mervyn had returned to Ceylon did he announce another engagement?

5. What time did Mervyn's parents arrive at his apartment unannounced when they came to England to confront him?

(see the answer key)

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