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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. How much were bets on horse races if someone sat in the grandstand?
(a) 5 rupees.
(b) 2 rupees.
(c) 10 rupees.
(d) 7 rupees.

2. When did Philip Ondaatje die?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1942.

3. Where was the school located that Michael first attended as a child?
(a) Kegalle.
(b) Jaffna.
(c) Colombo.
(d) Yala.

4. What commission did Uncle Ned oversee while he was in Jaffna?
(a) Human rights.
(b) Food distribution.
(c) Race-riots.
(d) Transportation.

5. What type of snake was a problem at Rock Hill?
(a) Pipe snakes.
(b) Blind snakes.
(c) Cobras.
(d) Pythons.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after dawn would the garden be a blaze of heat, frantic with noise and butterflies?

2. How many children did Michael's ancestor who first came to Ceylon have with his Sinhalese wife?

3. What costume did Doris wear to the Galle Face Dance?

4. How much of a dowry did the woman have that Lalla tried to get her brother to marry?

5. What was the occupation of the first of Michael's ancestors to arrive in Ceylon?

(see the answer key)

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