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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. In the section titled "Tongue," what hotel on the beach did Michael and several of the children walk to?
(a) Casa Colombo Hotel.
(b) Pegasus Reef Hotel.
(c) Bentota Beach Hotel.
(d) Galle Face Hotel.

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

3. In the poem "Sweet Like a Crow," stepping on what bird was compared to the sound of someone's voice?
(a) Grebe.
(b) Petrel.
(c) Peacock.
(d) Booby.

4. What would Michael balance when he was drunk?
(a) Wine glass.
(b) Plate.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Book.

5. In what book did Michael read these words: "she had been forced into prudence in her youth--she learned romance as she grew older. . ."?
(a) Persuasion.
(b) Love and Friendship.
(c) Sense & Sensibility.
(d) Emma.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he awaited his approaching marriage, how long after Mervyn had returned to Ceylon did he announce another engagement?

2. Where did a book Ian Goonetileke put together on the insurgency have to be published?

3. What commission did Uncle Ned oversee while he was in Jaffna?

4. What type of flower did Lalla wear on her dress when she went to the races?

5. How old was Natalia Asarrapa when she married?

(see the answer key)

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