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

2. When did Mervyn's parents discover he had not passed the entrance exams for the university?
(a) 3 years later.
(b) 1 1/2 years later.
(c) 2 1/2 years later.
(d) 1 year later.

3. How old was Michael when he left Ceylon?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 13.

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

5. 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?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 1 month.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was D. H. Lawrence in Ceylon?

2. How many children did Michael's ancestor who first came to Ceylon have with his Sinhalese wife?

3. In the introduction to Chapter 1, how long had there been a drought?

4. At what university did Mervyn Ondaatje take entrance exams?

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

(see the answer key)

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