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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 was the name of Lalla's head milkman?
(a) Bevan.
(b) Brumphy.
(c) McCay.
(d) Daniels.

2. How many sentries guarded the entrance to the old governor's home?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

4. Who was David Grenier's wife?
(a) Dickie.
(b) Phyllis.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) Susan.

5. How many yards did the porch run along the front of the old governor's home?
(a) 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 50.
(d) 45.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Michael's Aunt Dolly weigh?

2. According to Aunt Dolly, where would wives meet their beaus?

3. In the poem "Sweet Like a Crow," stepping on what bird was compared to the sound of someone's voice?

4. What was Mervyn's favorite resthouse?

5. What did men roll across the city?

(see the answer key)

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