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

2. On page 24, what time was it when Michael sat in the old governor's home in Jaffna?
(a) 3:00 p.m.
(b) 2:15 p.m.
(c) 1:15 p.m.
(d) 4:00 p.m.

3. Who did Mervyn become engaged to while his parents thought he was a student?
(a) Russian countess.
(b) A Duke's daughter.
(c) A Cambridge student.
(d) French heiress.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During what months did Michael's grandparents move to Nuwara Eliya?

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

3. How often would Philip Ondaatje travel to England?

4. On their way to the December races, where would the Gasanawa group go swimming?

5. Near what continent is Ceylon located?

(see the answer key)

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