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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 was the car that was in Aunt Dolly's garden?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1930.

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

3. In the middle of the 19th century, how old was the English officer who was ordered to organize the building of a road from Colombo to Kandy?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

4. How often would Philip Ondaatje travel to England?
(a) Once a year.
(b) Every other year.
(c) Every two years.
(d) Every three years.

5. As a teen, what song did Michael dance disgracefully to with girls?
(a) Sloop John B.
(b) Sea of Heartbreak.
(c) The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
(d) Harbour Lights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What noise would awaken Michael at 3 a.m. when he was in the jungle?

2. What was the name of the school nurse who was in charge of Michael and the other boys his age?

3. What poets did Doris enjoy?

4. What year did Natalia Asarrapa die?

5. How long was the train ride from Colombo to Jaffna?

(see the answer key)

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