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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Don't Talk to Me about Matisse.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many yards did the porch run along the front of the old governor's home?
(a) 100.
(b) 45.
(c) 75.
(d) 50.

2. How many poisons did William Charles Ondaatje discover in Ceylon?
(a) 45.
(b) 55.
(c) 15.
(d) 27.

3. How old did Michael believe his mother was when she met Mervyn?
(a) 29.
(b) 27.
(c) 22.
(d) 24.

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

5. On their way to the December races, where would the Gasanawa group go swimming?
(a) Batticaloa.
(b) Ambalangoda.
(c) Negombo.
(d) Galle.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Reverend Jurgen Ondaatje the translator and chaplain in Colombo?

2. How old was Natalia Asarrapa when she married?

3. What did men roll across the city?

4. What color were the walls in the old governor's home when the Dutch first built the house?

5. On page 79, where was the house located that Michael was sitting in?

(see the answer key)

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