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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. Where did Francis de Saram work?
(a) A bank.
(b) Government offices.
(c) Tea plantation.
(d) Rubber estate.

2. How much did Michael pay for a pair of sandals his first week in Ceylon?
(a) 35 cents.
(b) 10 cents.
(c) 15 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

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

4. On page 79, where was the house located that Michael was sitting in?
(a) Beira Road.
(b) Glennie St.
(c) Buller's Road.
(d) Malay St.

5. How old was Natalia Asarrapa when she married?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 22.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often would Philip Ondaatje travel to England?

2. What year did Natalia Asarrapa die?

3. What was Doris's favorite song in the 1920s?

4. What game did the insurgents play with Michael's younger sister Susan when they came to Rock Hill?

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

(see the answer key)

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