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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 deep was the section of Kandy lake where Francis de Saram attempted to drown himself?
(a) 6 inches.
(b) 4 feet.
(c) 12 inches.
(d) 2 feet.

2. What commission did Uncle Ned oversee while he was in Jaffna?
(a) Human rights.
(b) Food distribution.
(c) Transportation.
(d) Race-riots.

3. At what university did Mervyn Ondaatje take entrance exams?
(a) Northumbria.
(b) Exeter.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Cambridge.

4. What year did Natalia Asarrapa die?
(a) 1822.
(b) 1831.
(c) 1836.
(d) 1824.

5. As he awaited his approaching marriage, how long after Mervyn had returned to Ceylon did he announce another engagement?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Philip Ondaatje die?

2. What did men roll across the city?

3. When was the poem "Women Like You" written?

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

5. What color were the cement floors where Michael used to live?

(see the answer key)

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