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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. To how many hospitals did Lalla dedicate her body after her death?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

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

4. When did Lalla die?
(a) November 1, 1948.
(b) August 15, 1947.
(c) April 12, 1945.
(d) March 18, 1946.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Michael's Aunt Dolly begin smoking?

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

3. What type of animal droppings surrounded the house on stilts in the jungle, where Michael and his family stayed?

4. What type of birds did Michael hear and see on a tree outside the old governor's house?

5. How old was Michael when he realized he had slipped past a childhood he had ignored and not understood?

(see the answer key)

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