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

2. Where did a book Ian Goonetileke put together on the insurgency have to be published?
(a) Australia.
(b) England.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) America.

3. When was Mervyn sent to England to go to college?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1923.

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

5. What was the only thing Mervyn had to offer his parents and sister when they arrived in England?
(a) Sour milk.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Dry toast.
(d) Eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How deep was the section of Kandy lake where Francis de Saram attempted to drown himself?

2. Who did Mervyn become engaged to after his parents arrived in England unannounced?

3. How often would Philip Ondaatje travel to England?

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

5. How many brothers did Simon Ondaatje have?

(see the answer key)

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