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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Prodigal.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How far was it from Galle to Colombo?
(a) 75 miles.
(b) 80 miles.
(c) 65 miles.
(d) 70 miles.

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

5. When was governor's house built?
(a) 1743.
(b) Around 1600.
(c) 1694.
(d) Around 1700.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Michael's mother when David Grenier died?

2. What covered the windows in homes in Ceylon?

3. When was Mervyn sent to England to go to college?

4. On page 79, where was the house located that Michael was sitting in?

5. How many brothers did Simon Ondaatje have?

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